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This is not a good tactic for misinformation and disinformation, and general authoritarian thinking... That the message gets out there let alone isn't challenge
by th0ma5 3y ago
This is not a good tactic for misinformation and disinformation, and general authoritarian thinking... That the message gets out there let alone isn't challenged on its merits immediately implies that it must be something reasonable to say if HN allows it to be posted.
- dang 3y agoIf you want to correct false information by providing correct information neutrally, you're welcome to do so. But it's not ok to get triggered into posting a bunch of low-information objections. That kind of thing just contributes to general degeneration, and we're trying to avoid that here.
- th0ma5 3y agoI do apologize and I do also appreciate your time. If something isn't even wrong, what neutral information can even be posted in response?
- dang 3y agoIf something isn't even wrong then it probably is just noise. In that case the best thing to do is downvote (if you have the karma, which your account does), chalk it up to the internet being wrong, and move on.