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Re:How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life by sillysaurus3 on Thursday February 12, 2015 @02:09PM (#9040664)
The reason you'll get banned for such behavior, and the whole reason why such behavior is against the rules, is because personal attacks are counterproductive to logical discussions. When HN degenerates into a group of people who go around calling other groups of people losers, that does not bode well.
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Re:How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life by logfromblammo on Thursday February 12, 2015 @02:52PM (#9040958)
It was, I admit, somewhat of an obscure joke. I realized, after my first sentence, that I couldn't be certain that it was true. So I added a sentinel value.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_in_Cairo

Don't despair. Being called a loser does not make you one.

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Re:How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life by sillysaurus3 on Thursday February 12, 2015 @02:59PM (#9041002)
Ah, I see. Sorry about that.
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