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You aren't a day over 19, are you? P.S. No, wait, I can't really tell, if you are being sarcastic or not, so sorry if you are.

• jevgeni 12y ago
  Wow, I got pummeled there. Ok, so maybe someone would care to explain, how the belief, that encrypted, anonymous and unaccountable news sources would be any better, than journalistic outlets whose profits depend on their reputation; how that belief is not infantile? Why is it not possible, that groups opposed to transparency, like for example certain governmental organizations, would be able to join in the fun and flood the "encrypted, word of mouth, anonymous" space with their own opinions and propaganda?
  • ssdfsdf 12y ago
    I agree. I am not convinced that such a system is better. But I don't think the opinion expressed is infantile. Angry yes, difficult to convincingly argue, sure. But wrong? Who knows...
  • lmm 12y ago
    Even if you were right, that comment was unconstructive. If you think someone's wrong, argue the other side, don't just call them names. And equating youth with stupidity is as dumb as it is rude.
• olefoo 12y ago
  I was actually being quite intentionally sarcastic. And I'm not 19 and haven't been for quite some time. I basically treat HN the way Jenn Schiffer treats Medium, as a venue for satirical performance art.