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Re:Cognitive ability is related to supporting freedom of spe... by BlargMcLarg on Saturday September 10, 2022 @02:10PM (#32793039)
Because Hackernews is read by humans, humans are still emotional herd animals, and the guidelines to downvoting are guidelines, not rules which can get you banned for downvoting what you disagree with.

Voting has very little to do with anything in these discussions, and it has been that way for years now.

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Re:Cognitive ability is related to supporting freedom of spe... by bandyaboot on Saturday September 10, 2022 @02:17PM (#32793122)
Whether or not it is against the rules or can get you banned isn’t really relevant to whether it’s hypocritical in the context of this discussion.

Immature undergrads shouting down speech they disagree with on campus has been going on for years too, no?

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