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Re:Stoicism's Appeal to the Rich and Powerful (2019) by senko on Saturday March 15, 2025 @08:46AM (#43372192)
This is the cruelest comment I've seen on HN in a long time.
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Re:Stoicism's Appeal to the Rich and Powerful (2019) by gunian on Saturday March 15, 2025 @01:47PM (#43374045)
man not even close HN is so cruel
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Re:Stoicism's Appeal to the Rich and Powerful (2019) by TaurenHunter on Saturday March 15, 2025 @11:46PM (#43376826)
It is not cruel, it is a hypothetical question/ethical dilemma just like the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem

If you could go back in time would you kill Hitler or silently give him neuroblastoma at an age before he announced his evil ideas so that he doesn't become a martyr?

Check out: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734776/

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