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tbrownawtoday at 6:00 PM3 repliesview on HN

The comment I was replying to appears to be a call for unquestioning belief. Which is the far extreme in the opposite direction.


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grayhattertoday at 6:08 PM

No, it doesn't, or at the very least, that wasn't my read and I don't think that's a reasonable interpretation. The comment starts with the topic, shock at the lack of curiosity from a group happy to comment in the theme of news interesting to hackers, and concludes with an argument that someone sharing their life/experience is something valuable.

IMO, the only reasonable argument one could take, is that roughly believes hackers should be curious, and that if you want to treat humans with the respect they deserve as individuals, you should default to trying to believe what they say, listening when they try to communicate, and avoid ignoring what they're trying to communicate just so you can interject something unrelated about yourself.

I not only agree, but I'm glad someone took a moment to encourage treating others with respect.

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lokartoday at 6:15 PM

Assume good faith. Don’t cross examine.

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malcolmgreavestoday at 6:12 PM

Not at all.