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Re:What 4chan thinks of HN by SwellJoe on Sunday November 17, 2013 @01:25AM (#6747847)
Nope. Not what I said, at all. I said that several people on 4chan are assholes, and there's a culture that supports that assholery.
Re:What 4chan thinks of HN by daliwali on Sunday November 17, 2013 @01:41AM (#6747882)
There are assholes everywhere in this world, including HN. Your point?

>Some folks probably should feel tied down by their reputation/ego.

I'm pretty sure that implies that you don't want the "bigots" in your worldview to be able to express themselves anonymously.

Re:What 4chan thinks of HN by SwellJoe on Sunday November 17, 2013 @02:03AM (#6747929)
That was not my intention, but I can see how you might have taken it that way. I followed with, "brings the entire discussion down to a level that I don't have any desire to participate in."

My implication was that I opt out of such discussions, and I think (much) less of those who participate in casual sexism, racism, and homophobia.