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This view is staggering and would (imo) fit well in a comical/dystopic novel by a sufficiently misanthropic author

• throw10920 2y ago
  Accusations of sexism, especially false ones, are categorically inappropriate for HN. Please never do this again.
  • geysersam 2y ago
    Sexist? That was not my intention. I meant misantripic in the sense of: > 2: marked by a hatred or contempt for humankind The moral corruption he saw around him made him misanthropic. Also I didn't mean the commenter was misanthropic, but that the view they held would fit a misanthropic authors novel as part of their satire. Maybe you thought I wrote "misogynistic"?
    • throw10920 2y ago
      You're right, I confused "misanthropic" and "misogynistic". That turns out to not make your comment any less incorrect or manipulative, though. Requiring people to pay for the stuff they consume isn't even remotely misanthropic.
      • geysersam 2y ago
        Didn't mean that either. I meant that saying the entire book industry is a waste not worth tax money, implying other uses of taxes like military spending is more valuable, is something that could have been said by a fictional character conjured by a person who thinks lowly of humankind.