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For those who don't know 'losethos': he's a guy who has been hellbanned from HN for a few years now. Linked is a submission of his from quite a while back -- s
by clicks 14y ago
For those who don't know 'losethos': he's a guy who has been hellbanned from HN for a few years now.
Linked is a submission of his from quite a while back -- soliciting help.
Do you think I should seek investors? The fact that there is absoluetly zero buzz, makes me pesimistic. No emails, nothing.
He sounds very reasonable here... he's talking about something non-technical, and he's voicing sentiments of emotional pain -- I think there is a serious ethical issue of how HN has handled things here.
There he is... asking for advice, but he's not even allowed to do that. No-one can see anything he says, no-one can hear his call for help.
I do recall seeing him on other forums a few years back, and his touch on reality, apparently, has only been dwindling since then. It just breaks my heart that things had to be this way -- that he was taunted for "wasting his time" writing a 64-bit operating system, instead of being treated with kindness and respect, with the same dignity that everyone deserves.
- ggchappell 14y agoOn a site that does not require identity verification to get an account, a "guy" cannot be banned; only an account can. To post on HN in a way that everyone can see, losethos has only to create a new account.
- nwmcsween 14y agoRead some of his comments, he's hellbanned because he's literally completely insane, as per the website - god told him to build an operating system, etc.