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Re:Poll: Are there too many NSA stories on HN, or not enough? by diminoten on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @04:52PM (#6370014)
So you might say you allocate additional "privilege" to this subset of the population's opinions?

I don't think it's wise to do that, but I understand why one might think it a good idea.

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Re:Poll: Are there too many NSA stories on HN, or not enough? by heyitsnick on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @04:56PM (#6370054)
> So you might say you allocate additional "privilege" to this subset of the population's opinions?

Not in the slightest.

I checked the definition of "privilege" - a special right, immunity - and I have no idea why you think I communicated that at all.

All I said was that I enjoy reading the opinions of the Hacker News population on topics that go beyond startups/technology.

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Re:Poll: Are there too many NSA stories on HN, or not enough? by diminoten on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @04:58PM (#6370057)
I think when you say "enjoy" you really mean "value". Maybe I'm wrong, but that's how it reads, to me. I think valuing these opinions is a bad idea, because they're not special.
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Re:Poll: Are there too many NSA stories on HN, or not enough? by jack-r-abbit on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @05:07PM (#6370115)
I think that is a stretch. One can certainly enjoy reading opinions from people they place no special value on. I enjoy reading the opinions of idiots just for comedic value. ;)
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