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What's up with the non-stop knee-jerk bullshit ad hom on HN lately?
by fluidcruft 8mo ago
What's up with the non-stop knee-jerk bullshit ad hom on HN lately?
- Krutonium 8mo agoWe're tired, chief.
- esseph 8mo agoThe earth is falling out from under a lot of people, and they're trying to justify their position on the trash heap as the water level continues to rise around it. It's a scary time.
- TimorousBestie 8mo agoTechnically it’s only an ad hominem when you’re using the insult as a component in a fallacious argument; the parent comment is merely stating an aesthetic opinion with more force than is typically acceptable here.
- isr 8mo agoI read your BRILLIANT synopsis in the tone of Sir Humphrey (the civil servant) from "Yes Minister". Fits perfectly. Take a bow, good sir ...