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The title itself labels Reddit users as terrorists (seems harsh), but it continues to label people as: Toxic, Misogynists, Poisoned, Racists, Haters, Trolls, P
by hedgew 11y ago
The title itself labels Reddit users as terrorists (seems harsh), but it continues to label people as:
Toxic,
Misogynists,
Poisoned,
Racists,
Haters,
Trolls,
Pedophiles,
Basement-dwellers,
White supremacists,
Obnoxiously biased,
Sixth grade bullies,
Conspiracy theorists,
Unrepentant sex criminals,
Seething underground pool of excrement and bile,
Not belonging to "normal, decent portion of the human race"
To quote what the writer, Arthur Chu, wrote elsewhere:
> "In a war, a real war, a war for survival, you use all the weapons in your arsenal because you assume the enemy will use all the weapons in theirs. Because you understand that it IS a war."
This, is what he believes is war, and this is how he thinks it should be fought.
Personally I'd prefer niceness and civility.
- astrodust 11y agoNiceness and civility are worthy goals, but that'll never happen at a place like Reddit. The poison is too culturally ingrained. That's not to say there aren't nice people there, just as there are nice people in war zones, but they're not in charge and they get pushed around by forces beyond their control.
- strathmeyer 11y agoHackerNews is the only website that has had somebody call my employerer... because of a comment I made on an article that was later linked here. He made sure to let us know that he made a lot of hiring decisions in tech and wondered why I would upset him so much. That kind of toxicity isn't allowed on Reddit.
- DanBC 11y agoDid you email HN to let them know?
- strathmeyer 11y ago...the threats were e mails from HN. When trolls threaten you the appropriate response is to ignore them. Now I just don't know if the reason I can't find a job is because I am on a blacklist somewhere.
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