But why the intense focus on Q? There is a massive amount of bullshit out there. Why is Q considered more harmful than say 9/11 or Flat Earth conspiracy theories, or any religious beliefs for that matter.

Because it's a meme that spreads like wildfire and turns its victims into zombies. It's infecting massive amounts of people who don't typically believe in conspiracies.

I think the source for hn isn’t on GitHub. I think it was (partially?) published a while ago but has since changed. Not that I disagree with the sentiment

>Or maybe it's the lizard people trying to suppress the truth of q?

What purpose does mocking this person's question serve? Do you think you're going to convince them of something by making fun of them?

Yeah, it surely won't convince OP. But public web discussion answers are rarely only intended for the parent poster. Often there is even a "private message" option for those few that are, all others are for the wider audience as well. If something as mockable as q posturing is left unmocked the impression on third parties can be very different than if it is not and the purpose of the reply is (I assume, not the author) this change.

Unfortunately, I've grown pretty used to it. This year especially is vitriol to anybody that questions the mainstream narrative.

That's because "the mainstream" is constantly toxic to non believers.

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How effective are face masks really? There don't seem to be any standards and I'm wondering...

CORONA DENIER! CONSPIRACY THEORIST! YOU WANT PEOPLE TO DIE!

Q is so out there that I suspect it was made to "poison the well" so to speak. When it appeared there was some genuine controversy regarding certain political persons and their associates instagram profiles where they posed with fistful of euros, drugs and various children who literally looked like they were nabbed from the streets. Also terms such as "chicken lover" was frequently used in association to pictures of grown men holding little kids.

I am not saying that comet ping pong has a rape dungeon, but its undisputable that they had some pretty wierd entertainment shows featuring "not so kid friendly" nudity, anal insertions etc.

For me Q seems to be a useful excuse for the media to assert censorship and filtration of information. Its just noise put out for those who actively seek out the fringe or the controversial. Like when political forums are bombarded with flat earthers, same shit. Just useful idiots used to spread noise. I believe its some letter soup shenanigans to be honest.

Do you know what brigading is? I'm not sure where I implied YC itself was putting this on the front page.