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There is some kind of massive brigading happening on this thread. Lots of thoughtful comments are downmodded or flagged (including mine, which I thought was pr

There is some kind of massive brigading happening on this thread. Lots of thoughtful comments are downmodded or flagged (including mine, which I thought was pretty thoughtful. I even said poop instead of shit.). https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44492241 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44492241 My comment was basically instantly flagged. I see at least 3 other flagged comments that I can't imagine deserve to be flagged.

layer8 1y ago
You didn’t address anything from the actual talk.
- ltbarcly3 1y ago
  I addressed the entire concept of the talk, and made other relevant points. The correct response to "let me tell you something I can't possibly know" isn't to argue the points within that frame. If you see a talk like: "How we will develop diplomacy with the rat-people of TRAPPIST-5." you don't have to make some argument about super-earths and gravity and the rocket equation. You can just point out it's absurd to pretend to know something like whether there are rat-people there. Either way, it isn't flag-able!
  - layer8 1y ago
    Did you actually watch the talk? The flagging is probably due to your aggressively indignant style.
    - ltbarcly3 1y ago
      I'm not indignant, I'm dismissive. And I explain very carefully why so that someone else can rip what I say to shreds. Or they can flag it, and mommy will make the mean man stop disagreeing during nap time.
starchild3001 1y ago
I've noticed that Hacker News has become increasingly strict with tone lately; almost to the point of aggressive "tone policing." It feels like you’re expected to maintain a very diplomatic tone: praise the author, acknowledge the strengths of the article or video, and only then, very carefully, offer any criticism. You can't just bash it, and not get downvoted :)
- ltbarcly3 1y ago
  That this is downvoted to the point of being greyed out proves what it says is true.
  - starchild3001 1y ago
    I honestly don't feel motivated to write comments anymore. Just my $0.02. Feel free to gray this out as well :))

layer8 1y ago

You didn’t address anything from the actual talk.

ltbarcly3 1y ago
I addressed the entire concept of the talk, and made other relevant points. The correct response to "let me tell you something I can't possibly know" isn't to argue the points within that frame. If you see a talk like: "How we will develop diplomacy with the rat-people of TRAPPIST-5." you don't have to make some argument about super-earths and gravity and the rocket equation. You can just point out it's absurd to pretend to know something like whether there are rat-people there. Either way, it isn't flag-able!
- layer8 1y ago
  Did you actually watch the talk? The flagging is probably due to your aggressively indignant style.
  - ltbarcly3 1y ago
    I'm not indignant, I'm dismissive. And I explain very carefully why so that someone else can rip what I say to shreds. Or they can flag it, and mommy will make the mean man stop disagreeing during nap time.

starchild3001 1y ago

I've noticed that Hacker News has become increasingly strict with tone lately; almost to the point of aggressive "tone policing." It feels like you’re expected to maintain a very diplomatic tone: praise the author, acknowledge the strengths of the article or video, and only then, very carefully, offer any criticism. You can't just bash it, and not get downvoted :)

ltbarcly3 1y ago
That this is downvoted to the point of being greyed out proves what it says is true.
- starchild3001 1y ago
  I honestly don't feel motivated to write comments anymore. Just my $0.02. Feel free to gray this out as well :))