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theshrike79 ◴[] No.43801919[source]
And the worst thing is that Elon could've been a living legend by building/funding colleges and schools focused on the tech his companies need, software development, robotics etc. Or even given out million dollar scholarships for the very top students.

And he still would've been worth over 250 billion easily.

Instead he chose to buy the president and start "optimising" the government with AI.

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le-mark ◴[] No.43802715[source]
Elon has proven to truly be the dumbest smart guy ever. He alienated Tesla’s core customers; tree hugging liberals, and anyone who cares about sustainability. The GOP nor their voters care and never will. I called this Tesla stock crash months ago; did not act on it though.
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skellera ◴[] No.43803884[source]
I think less people care about it politically than you think. Most people I know who have Teslas stand by the product even through Elon’s dumb shit.

I think people care more about their own convenience. There’s nothing else in our market that’s even comparable. People talk a lot of shit and it wasn’t great to start but FSD is on a different level now, especially on newer cars like the new Model Y. Having a car that mostly drives itself is the best purchase I’ve ever made.

It doesn’t seem to be slowing down sales in Seattle. New Model Ys are everywhere here.

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isoprophlex ◴[] No.43805198[source]
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FirmwareBurner[dead post] ◴[] No.43805679[source]
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tessierashpool ◴[] No.43805821[source]
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FirmwareBurner[dead post] ◴[] No.43811502[source]
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tomhow ◴[] No.43811568[source]
> What are the odds HN engages in speech censorship on viewpoints it doesn't like?

Funny you should ask but now's not the time to get into it.

Your comment breaches the guidelines.

Particularly this line:

> Get a grip on reality. Elon didn't cause any issues in EU policitcs.

Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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FirmwareBurner ◴[] No.43812107[source]
The comment I replied also breached the same rules: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43805821

Why wasn't it flagged? Thanks for confirming the bias and double standard selective enforcement on HN.

Be snarky against liberal views? Flagged for braking rules. Be snarky against unpopular views? Allowed and often upvoted.

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tomhow ◴[] No.43812286[source]
I saw yours first because it was recent, and your earlier comment was the first that started using terms like "crazy" and "mentally deranged". Sure, it's not ok for others to break the guidelines in replies, and I've now responded to the one you pointed out and others. We're not always going to have the time and patience go through a tyrefire of a subthread and scold every single person. Those who start or escalate flamewars need to take more responsibility.

As for bias: I've spent much of the past week and several hours today responding to allegations of bias in the opposite direction. I say to you what I've said to the others: we're not interested in ideology; we're interested in keeping HN a good place for curious conversations.

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1. FirmwareBurner ◴[] No.43812560[source]
I think people here lack reading skills.

The term mentally deranged I used was at those committing acts of vandalism and terrorism against innocent people's private property, not against someone in the comments here. This is clear to anyone who can read at 8th grade level.

Am I wrong that such vandals are not mentally 100? Am I breaking HN rules with this assessment?

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2. tomhow ◴[] No.43815316[source]
Yes, language like this is against the guidelines, whether or not it’s about people in this community. Also, in this comment you've broken at least one more guideline, and I can see other comments in your recent history that also break the guidelines, notably these:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43476769

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43475596

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43447800

These are just a sample from the past few weeks but there are plenty more that cross the line and have been correctly flagged by the community for breaking the guidelines.

Some particular guidelines for you to pay attention to are:

Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.

Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.

Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community.

Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity.

But all the guidelines are important to follow and they apply equally to everyone, no matter their ideological position.

We need you take care to follow them in future if you want to keep commenting on Hacker News.