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Re:Reasons not to use (i.e., be used by) Facebook by trungaczne on Sunday June 26, 2016 @10:06PM (#11983808)
I don't think he dismissed the original argument ("Facebook is bad for you") at all, he's just commenting on the use of bad rhetoric and how it detracts from Stallman's goal of convincing people not to use Facebook.

I don't think everyone would listen to a person flinging insult, even if their argument has some basis. I wouldn't listen to a person who rely on bad rhetoric either.

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Re:Reasons not to use (i.e., be used by) Facebook by ktRolster on Monday June 27, 2016 @02:32AM (#11984489)
Responding to tone is already reaching level 3 on the hierarchy: http://paulgraham.com/disagree.html

So it's better than it could be.

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