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1257 points jbredeche | 4 comments | 15 May 25 18:06 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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efilife ◴[15 May 25 21:41 UTC] No.43999602[source]▶
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tomhow ◴[17 May 25 14:51 UTC] No.44014742[source]▶
We detached this comment from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43998721 and marked it off topic.

Please observe the guidelines, especially these ones:

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efilife ◴[18 May 25 19:16 UTC] No.44023676[source]▶
can you tell me which rule the comment broke?
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tomhow ◴[19 May 25 00:26 UTC] No.44025411[source]▶
I suggested a few that covered your multiple comments in the subthread, and also people who are sincere about using HN in accordance with the guidelines and the site's intended purpose have a way of demonstrating it through their actions. If you want to contribute here, please make an effort to be a positive contributor.
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1. efilife ◴[19 May 25 04:05 UTC] No.44026419[source]▶
> I suggested a few that covered your multiple comments in the subthread

I genuinely can't link any of these to any of my comments, that's why I'm asking. I reread those a couple of times. I really think I've been polite, and I really tried to be, even when called "beteft of humanity", "earnest" and accused of trolling. I did not insult anybody, didn't want to and I certainly didn't want to bring anyone down. I just asked a question that seemed (and still seems) logical to me, only to get shutdown by mass flagging, now by removal of the comment with no real explanation what rules I broke and why I was negative

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2. tomhow ◴[19 May 25 06:30 UTC] No.44026988[source]▶
OK, maybe there's a cultural or language disconnect here, so, if you're genuinely confused as to why this came across as offensive, I believe you.

Please just understand that it can be upsetting to many people in the HN audience, as evidenced by the votes and comments, when the topic of death is addressed in this way: i.e., in a way that seems hyper-rationalist and diminishing of the way premature death – especially of infants and children – is particularly devastating to parents and loved ones.

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3. efilife ◴[19 May 25 22:44 UTC] No.44035749[source]▶
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4. efilife ◴[19 May 25 22:45 UTC] No.44035754[source]▶
> OK, maybe there's a cultural or language disconnect here

I might be just shit at expressing my thoughts in English

> when the topic of death is addressed in this way: i.e., in a way that seems hyper-rationalist

This is why I kept pushing and asking - I thought that HN is all about logical thinking and not letting your emotions go through and think for you.

I don't know if you are still insisting that I broke the rules - you don't have to explain in which way I broke them, I understand that I don't understand. A simple yes or no would suffice, if I could ask you.

And thank you for taking the time for discussing this with me. Regardless of the answer for the above question I will refrain from talki