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600 points codetrotter | 5 comments | | HN request time: 0.687s | source
1. f38zf5vdt ◴[] No.35463467[source]
Eat it dang, you wouldn't let me poke fun at morons recommending horse dewormer for COVID19.
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2. dang ◴[] No.35463706[source]
I don't know if this will help at all (probably not), but it's mostly about trying to avoid repetitive arguments. Things get less interesting as they repeat.

You're still a valued user!

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3. rendall ◴[] No.35463788[source]
Here is one of the rare places you have the choice either to ignore your ideological opponents in favor of vastly more interesting things to read about; or to ask in a spirit of humility them to explain their thinking and have a good chance of getting a thoughtful answer.
4. mdp2021 ◴[] No.35465087[source]
If you have been impeded not being substantive, there still is hope for the world.
5. f38zf5vdt ◴[] No.35467658[source]
I know it is hard being a forum BDFL and it's expected that we will not always agree. Seeing a lot of unsubstantiated medical advice during the pandemic was just very hard for me, especially when hearing it from a "smart" place like HN. For better or worse HN tows the line on US-style free speech of letting bad but eloquent actors promulgate their ideas for fear of censoring the next Galileo.