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HN guidelines suggest writing comments based on the most charitable interpretation. But yes, honest mistakes can happen.

• DidYaWipe 2y ago
  I would never have thought he meant "actually place a YouTube channel up for sale." This wasn't a choice of being "charitable" or not; it was reading the comment and being perplexed by its contradictions.
  • brudgers 2y ago
    So now you know, misreading, misunderstanding and misinterpretation are common causes of perplexity.
    • DidYaWipe 2y ago
      Already knew that. Fortunately the first two didn't happen here, and the third was due to an erroneous assumption on the writer's part.