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I don't understand where your last paragraph of bile is coming from. There's been no name calling here that I can see.

Alex3917 14y ago
Read the section of text that I quoted. Someone who said something that's fundamentally correct is being criticized by a variety of other people who are too lazy to actually do the research themselves. That's the very premise of the movie Idiocracy.
- jtheory 14y ago
  Your language is noticeably nastier than anything you're responding to, here and in another comment below. Of course you can disagree with, or be upset by other comments, but dialing up the language significantly doesn't do anything useful.
  - Alex3917 14y ago
    "Of course you can disagree with, or be upset by other comments, but dialing up the language significantly doesn't do anything useful." While I respect your opinion, personally I think it's much better to have a community where people are occasionally assholes than to have a community where people are giving false and dangerous health advice.
    - lotharbot 14y ago
      > "it's much better to have a community where people are occasionally assholes" The guidelines [0] disagree with you. "Be civil" is followed by a period, not by a list of exceptions for when it's OK to be an asshole. Likewise, "please respond to the argument instead of calling names" is followed by an example, not by exceptions. When people give wrong advice, counter it, but do so without the name-calling. [0] http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
      - Alex3917 14y ago
        "When people give wrong advice, counter it, but do so without the name-calling." I have been. For several years. You're right of course. From my perspective though it's just extremely frustrating because I try my best to help people stay safe, but day after day people keep thoughtlessly posting the same crap based on what they see on TV commercials or whatever.
        jtheory 14y ago
        Don't think of "people" as a static entity; that's the problem. HN does have something of an "eternal September" effect that everyone has to deal with, permanently. There's a constant influx of new people, many of whom will learn to contribute more valuable commentary, but haven't learned yet. It's discouraging, but easier to deal with if you recognize it for what it is.
    - DenisM 14y ago
      Pleas leave and don't come back until you are ready to be civil.

Read the section of text that I quoted. Someone who said something that's fundamentally correct is being criticized by a variety of other people who are too lazy to actually do the research themselves. That's the very premise of the movie Idiocracy.

jtheory 14y ago
Your language is noticeably nastier than anything you're responding to, here and in another comment below. Of course you can disagree with, or be upset by other comments, but dialing up the language significantly doesn't do anything useful.
- Alex3917 14y ago
  "Of course you can disagree with, or be upset by other comments, but dialing up the language significantly doesn't do anything useful." While I respect your opinion, personally I think it's much better to have a community where people are occasionally assholes than to have a community where people are giving false and dangerous health advice.
  - lotharbot 14y ago
    > "it's much better to have a community where people are occasionally assholes" The guidelines [0] disagree with you. "Be civil" is followed by a period, not by a list of exceptions for when it's OK to be an asshole. Likewise, "please respond to the argument instead of calling names" is followed by an example, not by exceptions. When people give wrong advice, counter it, but do so without the name-calling. [0] http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - Alex3917 14y ago
      "When people give wrong advice, counter it, but do so without the name-calling." I have been. For several years. You're right of course. From my perspective though it's just extremely frustrating because I try my best to help people stay safe, but day after day people keep thoughtlessly posting the same crap based on what they see on TV commercials or whatever.
      - jtheory 14y ago
        Don't think of "people" as a static entity; that's the problem. HN does have something of an "eternal September" effect that everyone has to deal with, permanently. There's a constant influx of new people, many of whom will learn to contribute more valuable commentary, but haven't learned yet. It's discouraging, but easier to deal with if you recognize it for what it is.
  - DenisM 14y ago
    Pleas leave and don't come back until you are ready to be civil.