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Re:Ask HN: Why Is Everything Declining? by counttheforks on Saturday January 28, 2023 @02:30PM (#34560750)
How is that going to answer the question, which is about the past 5 years, not the future 5 years?

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@dang Stop rate limiting my account. Please calm down. Thanks.

For those not in the know, if you post a few comments on HN that go against the hivemind (or a mod takes issue with it), you will get ratelimited (banned) with the message "You're posting too fast. Please slow down. Thanks."

This toxic behavior turns HN into an echo chamber.

If you think this edit is spammy, then blame dang for not letting me post new replies but still letting me edit old ones. Time for a new account.

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Re:Ask HN: Why Is Everything Declining? by lazyasciiart on Saturday January 28, 2023 @02:33PM (#34560793)
It's quite possible not to be able to answer "did x happen" but to still be interested in the question "will x happen".
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Re:Ask HN: Why Is Everything Declining? by guerrilla on Saturday January 28, 2023 @02:44PM (#34560942)
People don't usually get rate limited for opinions. It's usually for breaking the rules, personal attacks, intentionally trolling and that kind of stuff. If you're not doing any of that or are willing to change you could email him and work it out.
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