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I probably agree with like 90% of this but feel like if we actually tried to hash it out we'd get drowned out pretty quickly by vitriol.
by tptacek 10mo ago
I probably agree with like 90% of this but feel like if we actually tried to hash it out we'd get drowned out pretty quickly by vitriol.
- johnnyanmac 10mo agoIf that's the case, then I suppose this community is no different. And I don't like saying that because 1) I don't personally believe that and 2) it's against guidelines. But reality can be disappointing at times.
- jacquesm 10mo agoThen maybe you should put that assumption to the test. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46762767 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46762767 Is a pretty good comment, but it got flagged, there is a degree of unfairness here.
- tptacek 10mo agoI didn't flag it, but it's not an example of the kind of productive comment I was talking about either.
- jacquesm 10mo agoI recall us having a conversation about checks and balances long ago and you were pretty strongly trusting in those keeping the US safe in the longer term. I am quite curious what your expectations are for the mid-terms and the presidential election three years from now based on the recent past, are you willing to write about that?
- tptacek 10mo agoI don't understand what you're trying to do here but think at this point it'd be best if we just disengaged. Sorry, and thanks for understanding.