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To assume that those who disagree with you is doing so on the basis of wanting to inflict pain on lower-income people is both intellectually lazy as well as in
by gottorf 3y ago
To assume that those who disagree with you is doing so on the basis of wanting to inflict pain on lower-income people is both intellectually lazy as well as in violation of the HN guidelines, which ask you[0] to follow the principle of charity.
[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- dogman144 3y agoNowhere did anyone say wanting to inflict pain. Justifying higher prices was what you were doing, what OP noted, and what I agree with as a trend.
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- gottorf 3y agoI'm not justifying higher prices; I'm justifying different prices. There seemed to be an implication that some people wanted higher prices in poorer neighborhoods just to stick it to the poor in wording like this: > You’re arguing that poor neighborhoods should pricier or worse water and sewage hah. I apologize if I read into something that wasn't there. To clarify, I won't be upset if some poor neighborhoods happen to pay less for internet service than wealthy neighborhoods, either. And I fully understand your argument made elsewhere that you consider internet access to be a public utility that should be equally priced within the area, much like power or water.