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Neuralink 'Participant 1' says his life has changed

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360 points danielmorozoff | 1 comments | 24 Aug 25 09:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.32s | source
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arnaudsm ◴[26 Aug 25 22:44 UTC] No.45033273[source]▶
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m00x ◴[27 Aug 25 03:51 UTC] No.45035284[source]▶
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tomhow ◴[27 Aug 25 04:36 UTC] No.45035508[source]▶
> Maybe spend more time researching than hating and you'll end up with a more factual state of the world.

The comment you were replying to was the kind of dismissal we want to avoid on HN, but we need you to avoid swipes like this on HN. The comment would been fine without that last line. Please try to observe the guidelines, especially these ones:

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

When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3."

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

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

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m00x ◴[27 Aug 25 05:45 UTC] No.45035834[source]▶
Is my last line not something we want to teach people in this community? It's not snark if it's sincere.

I'd rather use encouraging words than moderation but use the method you prefer, it's your platform.

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1. tomhow ◴[27 Aug 25 06:15 UTC] No.45035999[source]▶
I believe you when you insist you were trying to be encouraging. It’s just that it didn’t come across that way, and several other users flagged and downvoted it, presumably for that reason. We often underestimate how our words come across. What seems like reasonable, friendly advice when formulated in our minds can end up coming across as a snarky personal attack by the time end turns into words on a screen read by strangers.

It’s all good, please just be mindful of this and think about how you can avoid your intended sentiment being lost next time you post this kind of comment.