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'Sam Altman is only concerned with benefitting himself, and those that are loyal to him.' The comment I responded to is in agregious breach of the rules. Altm
by nopromisessir 3y ago
'Sam Altman is only concerned with benefitting himself, and those that are loyal to him.'
The comment I responded to is in agregious breach of the rules.
Altman has a well established reputation as a person with a deep commitment to mission and concern for the wellbeing of his team.
I acknowledge your reminder about the site guidelines. However, the comment I responded to was so egregiously unfair and baseless that it called for a strong response to counter an unsubstantiated and harmful accusation.
In cases like this, a firm rebuke can be a vital part of healthy community discourse, serving to discourage baseless character attacks and uphold a standard of integrity. While parts of my comment certainly strayed well outside of the guidelines, the specific line you mentioned was, in my view, not a violation but a necessary response to uphold community values against unwarranted defamation.
Pointing out that a person should be ashamed for a baseless attack on character does not discredit a broad argument. It demonstrates conviction. I think many would agree this is.warranted in many cases.
If character attacks are not going to be moderated, it's hard to reasonably expect to not see this kind of response surface. I believe there's a long tradition in most societies that when a person's character is attacked in a public forum, a response should be expected and is fair discourse within certain bounds.
- dang 3y agoUsers here (you, me, and everyone else!) need to follow the rules regardless of how badly someone else has broken them. Everyone always feels like the other person started it and did worse—this is a human feeling—but acting on that feeling guarantees a downward spiral and we need to avoid that at all costs (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=downward%20spiral%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...). I often put it this way: "Please don't respond to a bad comment by breaking the site guidelines yourself. That only makes things worse." https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=Please%20don%27t%20respond%20to%20a%20bad%20comment%20by%20breaking%20the%20site%20guidelines%20yourself&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
- nopromisessir 3y agoI stand by my position with respect to the necessity for character assassination to be confronted forcefully. I also intend to better respect the sites rules going forward. I never offered excuse for my behavior. Only context.