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This is almost random its such an odd response. Unconditionally granting good faith should be given to people because... racism.
by hilariously 6mo ago
This is almost random its such an odd response. Unconditionally granting good faith should be given to people because... racism.
- Pay08 6mo ago[flagged]
- idle_zealot 6mo ago[flagged]
- Pay08 6mo ago[flagged]
- idle_zealot 6mo ago[flagged]
- tomhow 6mo agoPlease don't sermonize like you have in this thread. It's not cool to heap blame on one person for vast, complex global societal problems, and it's certainly not what HN is for. This site exists for curious conversation about interesting topics. It's specifically not for ideological battle, and the first rule of commenting on HN is "be kind".
- tomhow 6mo agoYou can't comment like this on HN, no matter who or what you're replying to. I understand it's a heated topic in which everyone was posting escalatory rhetoric, but it's everyone's responsibility to avoid pouring fuel on the flames. Please take a moment to read the guidelines and make an effort to observe them in future. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- TheOtherHobbes 6mo agoTone policing is a time-honoured tactic for devaluing valid opposition.
- ABCLAW 6mo agoThis isn't the danger with assuming good faith. It's the danger with not updating your behavior when the balance of probabilities shows that the individual/group/organization you're dealing with is acting in bad faith. Our modern era has so many megaphones blaring into the void that it's become significantly more difficult to determine which ones are overtly lying. Accordingly, it's far more difficult to establish a consensus about who's operating in bad faith. Again, the failure point isn't with the assumption of good faith. It's with not recognizing bad faith when it's made manifest.
- idle_zealot 6mo agoI agree, that's why I'm talking about unconditional assumption of good faith. I strongly believe in assuming good faith by default, and also in the importance of updating your priors as new information becomes available.