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Re:His software sang the words of God. Then it went silent by catiopatio on Monday April 03, 2023 @07:18PM (#35432735)
You’re conflating personal morality with group morality.

As an individual, you should strive to always follow your moral code.

As a member of a group, you should accept that everyone is fallible — including and especially yourself and your ability to even define what constitutes fallibility.

There is much to lose and little to gain by ostracizing others for their immaterial human failings.

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Re:His software sang the words of God. Then it went silent by cjohnson318 on Monday April 03, 2023 @10:05PM (#35434045)
The HN analog is Postel's law: "be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others".
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