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by greggoB 10mo ago
Thanks for the context haha. Left bashing is one thing, but someone gicing praise to Elon Musk in 2026 is just mind-blowing to me
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by greggoB 10mo ago
Where does Socialism fit into this exactly? As a counter-example, the US is currently in the process of implementing an extraordinary amount of censorship across the board, and rolling out massive state surveillance apparatus, but you don
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by greggoB 10mo ago
I found this a pretty apt - if terse - reply. I'd appreciate someone explaining why it deserves being downvoted?
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by greggoB 10mo ago
> I have suspected Putin is being played by Trump That's a nice counter-narrative to pretty much everything I've seen - one of my favourite examples [0]: > She tells the story of Putin “trolling” Mr Trump by saying that h
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by greggoB 10mo ago
Your entire comment reads a bit like an ad for Chinese cars, conveniently omitting the damage these automakers are doing to the global car industry by dumping cheap supply wherever they can to secure market share, all enabled by heavy sta
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by greggoB 10mo ago
And the winner of the "could you be more obtuse award", ladies and gentlemen
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by greggoB 10mo ago
Tbh I also really don't get what the parent-commenter is trying to say in general, I'm not sure they do either ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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by greggoB 10mo ago
My question was more rhetorical, the point being that it's very bold (read: foolish) to make a claim that extends well outside of any conceivable amount of experience you may have accrued or ability to know how others may operate. >
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by greggoB 10mo ago
That's a very broad statement, explicitly covering all types of code and all kinds of coders. Are you really confident enough to make such an assertion?
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by greggoB 10mo ago
> But this entire article is based on Reddit No? The entire first part of the article is about the decision to kill/delay the episode, which has been widely reported on. The LimeWire-specific stuff only comes fairly far down
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by greggoB 10mo ago
Thanks for clarifying. So one can surely imagine cases where the only references are sensationalised/biased new media reporting. However: 1) Isn't this confined to a pretty small proportion of articles, given the breadth of topics
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by greggoB 10mo ago
> Literally everything to do with covid. I can list "at least 3" right there So what I'm actually asking for is credible references/citations to back up your claims - otherwise they're at best just your opinions,
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by greggoB 10mo ago
> but I've seen too much in the last few years Can you share at least your top 3 examples? Claims of an "official narrative" frankly just sound kookie when made without a shred to back them up.
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by greggoB 10mo ago
I'm struggling to make sense of this. Parent is saying news media has a financial incentive to grab attention, Wikipedia does not. Best I can make out, you've moved the target by suggesting it's not about how the content of t
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by greggoB 11mo ago
Can you cite a source that Blinken's decision was arbitrary ? Because Rubio himself is quoted here as attributing a reason for the change (i.e. that it wasn't arbitrary). I'm also interested to hear your thoughts on the arbi
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by greggoB 11mo ago
I get that your overall sentiment is fact-checkers aren't doing legitimate work, but I'm not sure if you see that the choice you describe can literally only reinforce that sentiment. If your opinion is that fact-checking as a conc
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by greggoB 11mo ago
It's often not a hard and fast distinction. Calling a leader good/bad because of policy or manner would surely lean more to opinion. If that leader definitively partook in activities that are the subject of the Epstein files, then
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by greggoB 11mo ago
I didn't quite get what you were saying here
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by greggoB 11mo ago
So what is your proposed mechanism for attempting to maintain a commonly-observable reality? People have shown throughout history that they have an incentive to bend truths to suit their narratives, often to the detriment of society. How wo
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by greggoB 11mo ago
You should really take the time to learn to construct cogent and substantive arguments to get your view across - you'll find it's a lot less counterproductive, especially on a forum like HN.
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by greggoB 1y ago
At this point I don't know if you're trolling or being wilfully dull. Yes, what you're describing is democracy. Yes, the premise of the system is that the majority vote decides on the rules/policy. Yes it would be bad if
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by greggoB 1y ago
But it wasn't about how much tax they paid - it was about the idea of being taxed at all . I live in Switzerland. Here the general population have about as much a say about tax as one can imagine, from federal to municipal (gemeinde
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by greggoB 1y ago
Whatever you're generally trying to say is not clear; looking at the other comments, I appear to not be the only one struggling with it. Why are you using the American revolution as an example? Like in what way is that remotely relevan
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by greggoB 1y ago
But this isn't happening in this case - the people had an actual say with their vote. They chose this.
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by greggoB 1y ago
I said Switzerland was labelled a currency manipulator - its attempts to devalue the Franc was in response to the sharp rise in its value as a result of Covid and the markets plowing money into safe-haven assets. This presented a real pro
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by greggoB 1y ago
Seems like the US is very involved in others' business for such an "independent" spirit. E.g. Switzerland (a country I'd argue as having a far more genuine independent spirit) was labeled as a currency manipulator by t
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by greggoB 1y ago
> Biden was indeed president when America withdrew. Obviously. Unsure if you’re trolling. I guess so. So they were both responsible - my (non-trolling) point. > So, yes, it was trump who was responsible for the decision to withdraw
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by greggoB 1y ago
<makes baseless accusation about what was linked, wants to move on when forced to admit to not even watching it> And people say comedy is dead. > What exactly is your point? That Trump isn't as anti-war as he's made out t
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by greggoB 1y ago
> Thanks for sharing a video blaming Trump for the Ukraine war. I had to do a double-take here - where exactly in the video is Ukraine featured? > I don't recall Trump ordering American troops to invade Ukraine. Don't see
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by greggoB 1y ago
> 100% of that is on the Dems How do you figure? Or is the presumption that the GOP compromising by not (further) gutting healthcare subsidies just accepted as wishful thinking at this point? > almost certainly won't, violate the

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