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Re:Big Tech are supposed to be the plumbers, not patricians ... by bena on Sunday August 08, 2021 @05:50PM (#28110440)
If the guy you responded to is not the author of that piece, he's connected to the site in some way.

I do not believe his question is in good faith, but is an attempt to deflect any criticism by instead forcing his critic to defend and explain in detail any such criticism before he even attempts to defend his half-baked ideas.

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Re:Big Tech are supposed to be the plumbers, not patricians ... by PhasmaFelis on Sunday August 08, 2021 @07:55PM (#28111317)
Yeah, there's definitely someone mass-downvoting anyone who criticizes the piece in any way. Dunno if it's that guy or not. But it doesn't hurt to have clear, concise answers to deflecting questions in the comments for skim-readers to see.
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Re:Big Tech are supposed to be the plumbers, not patricians ... by bena on Sunday August 08, 2021 @09:35PM (#28111857)
Eh. Maybe not. As of late, in the past year or so, I forget the actual timeline, I've noticed a certain direction the overall tone of the comments and voting have taken.

It's been a little frustrating (I guess that's the word closest to what I'm feeling) as I've typically viewed HN as a place that went more for technology and science rather than... other things.

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Re:Big Tech are supposed to be the plumbers, not patricians ... by PhasmaFelis on Monday August 09, 2021 @01:16AM (#28112957)
> As of late, in the past year or so, I forget the actual timeline, I've noticed a certain direction the overall tone of the comments and voting have taken.

I've noticed the same thing. It's unsettling.

I haven't always agreed with the HN consensus on things, but until quite recently that consensus seemed to be honest and well-intentioned.

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