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I am happy to assure you that I have no issue whatsoever, and I completely understand your argument--though I did not ever intend for it to get to quasi-religio

• foldr 17y ago
  It seems a little unreasonable to enter into a discussion if you're not open to changing your opinions based on what other people say. It's your prerogative, of course, but why bother discussing these things if your opinions are so fixed?
  • sb 17y ago
    It certainly does not only seem to be unreasonable, but it actually is. Probably I did not even recognize a discussion here, because to me it was just a simple matter of preference and therefore did not want to get into a full-blown discussion in the first place. (HN already distracts too much time than I can regularly afford without discussions.) PS: I would like to edit my previous comment on the "nobody can change except me"-thing but seem unable to do so. For clarification: I did mean it that takes initiative from me to change my preference and not to be denying written word by someone else as being able to change my mind (which would be obtuse and absurd since it would preclude learning anything from someone else).
    • jacquesm 17y ago
      HN has some subtlety, and not allowing you to edit your comments past a certain point is there for a purpose, in this case that purpose is served well, because the GP would look a little weird if you could edit the meaning of your comment. Because you can't and you can 'catch' your mistake with a follow up comment there is absolutely no problem and the whole page makes sense.