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> Insane you're really arguing a suburb of North Texas is older or at least as old as Rome or Athens. That's your strawman. I merely pointed out the area you
by defrost 11mo ago
> Insane you're really arguing a suburb of North Texas is older or at least as old as Rome or Athens.
That's your strawman.
I merely pointed out the area you live in has a long history of civilisation.
As pointed out in part by @1659447091 upthread, and as does North America in general - there was a great variation in culture across that area, some parts had very stable communities and reportedly taught the Europeans a thing or two about trade agreements and democracy <shrug>.
There's an odd bit in the HN guidelines
Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously;
seemingly that's a hard concept for some.
You have a nice life. All the best.
- AnimalMuppet 11mo agoIf you're going to cite the guidelines, I thought your "not a hard concept for most" was rather out of line.
- defrost 11mo agoI agree .. It was a throw to now removed usage by the person I replied to in this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46342642 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46342642 That and a few other choice phrases were well over the line. They significantly edited their comments after I started using their own words in my replies. Cleaning up after I quote the guidelines citing their usage leaves me looking the worse .. but so it goes. I have a genuine interest in human history across the globe, they had a visceral reaction to the mere suggestion of prior occupation and use of land in Texas .. let's just mark that down to them having a bad day.
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- vel0city 11mo agoYou know what's snarky? Suggesting a suburban city actually draws it's roots to 13,000 BC when it definitely doesn't. Suggesting it does is a disservice to those people who were forced away.
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