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Why would you flag this? That’s not what flagging is for and is one of the asbolute worst features of HN. It amounts to censorship based on user preferences.
by Mistletoe 4y ago
Why would you flag this? That’s not what flagging is for and is one of the asbolute worst features of HN. It amounts to censorship based on user preferences. It’s a real article from IEEE, just because you don’t like it or agree with it doesn’t mean you flag it.
> What does [flagged] mean?
>Users flagged the post as breaking the guidelines or otherwise not belonging on HN.
- jnsaff2 4y agoIf you think that flagging amounts to censorship then I guess you don't believe that there are bad faith actors who exploit vulnerabilities in human cognition? I don't think this ieee article is nowhere near flagging territory but there are plenty genocide and fossil fuel shills around here.
- Mistletoe 4y agoI think that's what the flag button should be for, things encouraging harm to other people or out and out lies or going to malware sites, but the IEEE article is none of that, it's a well-reasoned article with sourced facts.