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This has been the HN playbook for a while now. In order to shut down a conversation, just accuse the other side of jealousy. Particularly before Musk fell out o
by the_only_law 3y ago
This has been the HN playbook for a while now. In order to shut down a conversation, just accuse the other side of jealousy. Particularly before Musk fell out of the general graces of the user base, it was incredibly common to see comments like this in regard to any criticism.
- seattle_spring 3y agoFits well into the category of "thought terminating cliche" [1]. Sadly I've noticed a steep increase in them being employed here and other similar sites lately, often with the intent of "winning" arguments. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought-terminating_clich%C3%A9#:~:text=A%20thought%2Dterminating%20clich%C3%A9%20(also,argument%20and%20quell%20cognitive%20dissonance https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought-terminating_clich%C3....