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Please don't post generic ideological sermons on HN. Sure, any money anyone ever spends or invests could arguably be put to better use. It’s a jerk move to brin

by tomhow 6mo ago

Please don't post generic ideological sermons on HN. Sure, any money anyone ever spends or invests could arguably be put to better use. It’s a jerk move to bring it up in a tangential context like this. We have no idea what kind of charitable/benevolent work or giving this person does, or what they may plan to do in the future with any gains they make from this or other investments. It's not fair to post this kind of condemnation based on knowing very little about them, and it's against the guidelines to engage in ideological battle or introduce generic tangents. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

psychoslave 6mo ago
>Please don't post ideological sermons on HN. Promoting auto-censure is also falling in ideological sermons, so this is going nowhere consistent. Only in illusion can one think to stand on apolitical and ideological-less point of view. There is a rating system, and it’s fine some posts goes down to oblivion if it doesn’t fit the majority mindset of voting users. It’s true what’s this person is doing on charitable/benevolent work is unknown, and the post anticipated this scenario and did express appreciation if that was the case. Plus, calling for a step back to think about one own actions on their own terms, that’s not what we could categorize a harsh condemnation. Favoring closed information bubbles, void of any critical thought is doing no one a favor.
- tomhow 6mo ago
  The guidelines apply no matter the topic; if it weren't that way, there'd be no point having them. We're here for curious conversation. Curmudgeonliness, fulmination and generic tangents are specifically off-limits here, and berating someone over personal, lawful decisions about projects and investments breaks the first rule of HN comments, which is to be kind.
  - psychoslave 6mo ago
    You judge it in your own world view, I do with mine. I kindly disagree, and don't agree I went off the rails of kindness with my comment. Kindness doesn't mean we should only acclaim people, and only comments on what they are asking feedback on. That yes-man attitude is all but kind to my mind. I'm human being, I can make errors, but recommending people to step back on what they do, I don't think it is an error in general; and I'm glad when people come to me and tell me to do so. It's easy to be trapped into a narrow view (including for me, to be perfectly clear). Arbitrary self censorship won't help humanity to make progresses on that matter, that's a strong opinion of mine. I'm open to academic or other social studies that would support a different or even more nuanced account on the matter.

by tomhow 6mo ago

psychoslave 6mo ago

>Please don't post ideological sermons on HN. Promoting auto-censure is also falling in ideological sermons, so this is going nowhere consistent. Only in illusion can one think to stand on apolitical and ideological-less point of view. There is a rating system, and it’s fine some posts goes down to oblivion if it doesn’t fit the majority mindset of voting users. It’s true what’s this person is doing on charitable/benevolent work is unknown, and the post anticipated this scenario and did express appreciation if that was the case. Plus, calling for a step back to think about one own actions on their own terms, that’s not what we could categorize a harsh condemnation. Favoring closed information bubbles, void of any critical thought is doing no one a favor.

tomhow 6mo ago
The guidelines apply no matter the topic; if it weren't that way, there'd be no point having them. We're here for curious conversation. Curmudgeonliness, fulmination and generic tangents are specifically off-limits here, and berating someone over personal, lawful decisions about projects and investments breaks the first rule of HN comments, which is to be kind.
- psychoslave 6mo ago
  You judge it in your own world view, I do with mine. I kindly disagree, and don't agree I went off the rails of kindness with my comment. Kindness doesn't mean we should only acclaim people, and only comments on what they are asking feedback on. That yes-man attitude is all but kind to my mind. I'm human being, I can make errors, but recommending people to step back on what they do, I don't think it is an error in general; and I'm glad when people come to me and tell me to do so. It's easy to be trapped into a narrow view (including for me, to be perfectly clear). Arbitrary self censorship won't help humanity to make progresses on that matter, that's a strong opinion of mine. I'm open to academic or other social studies that would support a different or even more nuanced account on the matter.