Comment by dredmorbius

As much as I disagree with the tone-policing of dissent and/or protest, there is an art to disagreement or countering ... um ... let's call it careless thought with style. And if nothing else, HN's policies have encouraged me to cultivate that.

One of my personal faves was responding to what struck me as a somewhat unthinking response to the true reality at the time of the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum by the 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius, here: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36550938>.