Substanceless empty comment that has likely been copy-posted by Mildred under a pro-vaccination video on YouTube, written into the newspaper letters page about climate change by Capt. Black, and in the tabloid news article comments section about immigration.
Do I really have to waste my life pointing out that you are making solely an ad-hom comment, while whining about ad-hom comments?
It's not ad-hominem to say a bunch of comments are ad-hominem (or if it is, how do you characterize your comment?).
I'll concede my second remark was unhelpful, since such remarks are best expressed in private with friends (if at all). It wasn't intended as an argument or a personal attack... more as a lament.
i dont think the ppl expressing their outrage here realize the screenshot of their content is being amplified and shared on other platforms not because they agree with it but purely for comedy.
so steadfast is their view point as the only possible view that they cant imagine/realize many of us are laughing at them.
coupled with the discoverability of usernames connected to their other real world profiles and the virality of their comic, it probably is unwise to be labelled far-left or 'woke' in professional circles going forward.
It's against HN rules to say it used to be better but looking at these replies it clearly has changed since the first days around a decade ago
> "the first days around a decade ago"
Your calendar's missing a few years; HN is from Feb 2007: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_News
Yeah it's pretty telling how much of a sacred cow this is for so many people
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Substanceless empty comment that has likely been copy-posted by Mildred under a pro-vaccination video on YouTube, written into the newspaper letters page about climate change by Capt. Black, and in the tabloid news article comments section about immigration.
Do I really have to waste my life pointing out that you are making solely an ad-hom comment, while whining about ad-hom comments?
"they lack substance"
"they lack the ability"
"educated under woke teachers"
"unable to see"
"unable to argue logically"
ad-hom, ad-hom, fantasy, ad-hom, ad-hom.
It's not ad-hominem to say a bunch of comments are ad-hominem (or if it is, how do you characterize your comment?).
I'll concede my second remark was unhelpful, since such remarks are best expressed in private with friends (if at all). It wasn't intended as an argument or a personal attack... more as a lament.
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i dont think the ppl expressing their outrage here realize the screenshot of their content is being amplified and shared on other platforms not because they agree with it but purely for comedy.
so steadfast is their view point as the only possible view that they cant imagine/realize many of us are laughing at them.
coupled with the discoverability of usernames connected to their other real world profiles and the virality of their comic, it probably is unwise to be labelled far-left or 'woke' in professional circles going forward.
You're saying that the heretics will be suppressed?
has anybody suppressed anyone from making a fool of themselves?
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