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What a shit attitude. Try taking into consideration that people feel helpless. People are desperate to try and change things. People may be acting - not in conc

What a shit attitude. Try taking into consideration that people feel helpless. People are desperate to try and change things. People may be acting - not in concert mind you - to affect some change. Try to respect that these people you lament are at least fucking trying. If all else fails, stfu.

sliverstorm 13y ago
If all else fails, stfu. Who was it who has the shit attitude?
- obituary_latte 13y ago
  Touche. It appears I have a shit attitude towards stifling expression on such an important issue.
  - sliverstorm 13y ago
    Though I should not be surprised, you misrepresent me. There's nothing wrong with covering the issue. It's just not helpful at best, and actively harmful at worst, to try to inject the issue into every possible place. We are intelligent adults; we are more than capable of thinking about more than just one issue. It isn't like there are many people left who haven't heard about it, and even if there were, the front page of HN has consistently contained several articles covering the NSA specifically for a number of weeks now.
    - obituary_latte 13y ago
      As I'm not surprised you condescend me by insulting my ability to interpret your post, I guess. My point is: why inhibit it no matter the context? Perhaps this is a new user who isn't privy to the daily dealings of hn? Maybe they aren't aware that their effort might be better spent on a less-informed forum? Why immediately dismiss and discourage their input?
    - mixmastamyk 13y ago
      People want to talk about, you'll have to deal.
shitlord 13y ago
"helpless", seriously? The guy had his privacy invaded and it is EXTREMELY unlikely that he was negatively affected by it. People drowning in debt or dying of disease feel helpless. This guy is just another person with an axe to grind. Imagine if someone tried to turn every thread about tax law into a debate about abortion. That is what has been happening lately. There's a time and a place for everything.
anigbrowl 13y ago
Helpless? I can't vote and have only a fraction of the rights that you do (assuming you're a US citizen) but I feel far from helpless about my standing relative to the government. Discussing the issue is healthy, obsessing about it so that nobody else is allowed to hold a conversation on a different subject without paying lip service to the NSA issue is not.
- obituary_latte 13y ago
  I see quite a bit of discussion in this thread that is wholly unrelated to the topic we are discussing. My beef is and was with the tone of the post. No need to proclaim that God's work is being done; no need to be a dick.

sliverstorm 13y ago

If all else fails, stfu. Who was it who has the shit attitude?

obituary_latte 13y ago
Touche. It appears I have a shit attitude towards stifling expression on such an important issue.
- sliverstorm 13y ago
  Though I should not be surprised, you misrepresent me. There's nothing wrong with covering the issue. It's just not helpful at best, and actively harmful at worst, to try to inject the issue into every possible place. We are intelligent adults; we are more than capable of thinking about more than just one issue. It isn't like there are many people left who haven't heard about it, and even if there were, the front page of HN has consistently contained several articles covering the NSA specifically for a number of weeks now.
  - obituary_latte 13y ago
    As I'm not surprised you condescend me by insulting my ability to interpret your post, I guess. My point is: why inhibit it no matter the context? Perhaps this is a new user who isn't privy to the daily dealings of hn? Maybe they aren't aware that their effort might be better spent on a less-informed forum? Why immediately dismiss and discourage their input?
  - mixmastamyk 13y ago
    People want to talk about, you'll have to deal.

shitlord 13y ago

"helpless", seriously? The guy had his privacy invaded and it is EXTREMELY unlikely that he was negatively affected by it. People drowning in debt or dying of disease feel helpless. This guy is just another person with an axe to grind. Imagine if someone tried to turn every thread about tax law into a debate about abortion. That is what has been happening lately. There's a time and a place for everything.

anigbrowl 13y ago

Helpless? I can't vote and have only a fraction of the rights that you do (assuming you're a US citizen) but I feel far from helpless about my standing relative to the government. Discussing the issue is healthy, obsessing about it so that nobody else is allowed to hold a conversation on a different subject without paying lip service to the NSA issue is not.

obituary_latte 13y ago
I see quite a bit of discussion in this thread that is wholly unrelated to the topic we are discussing. My beef is and was with the tone of the post. No need to proclaim that God's work is being done; no need to be a dick.