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Why use an ad-hominem that can only discredit the writer, 'dluan'? It seems silly to waste reputation on something so menial.
by MichaelZuo 3y ago
Why use an ad-hominem that can only discredit the writer, 'dluan'?
It seems silly to waste reputation on something so menial.
- dluan 3y agoIt's not an ad-hom to point out that "Hacker News" used to be populated by Hackers, who maintained an ethos of trying to take on unfair players. Maybe it was too long ago.
- MichaelZuo 3y agoIf someone calls your commenting 'Laughable' that's not an ad-hominem? Even under the most generous reading, if you want to make a point, then adding random noise isn't going to help.