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This seems to be another example of how you and I have very different ways of thinking, in this case as it relates to precision in speech and comprehension. More specifically: I didn't solicit upvotes. Rather, I made a suggestion/request (politely): "please pause for a moment and consider that action in the context of..."

As an aside, of the two of us, you are by far the worse violator of HN guidelines, at least as it relates to conversations between you and I. I am able (and willing) to demonstrate this with numerous examples from prior conversations. If you'd be interested in considering these ideas, I'd be happy to lay some out for you. As well, I would be happy to share some techniques that I have found to be very effective in improving my behavior in this general area, let me know if you are interested in hearing some of those ideas.

Another interesting (and I believe important) cultural phenomenon on display in this exchange, is an initial ~projection of supreme confidence in one's beliefs (my perception):

> Facts you say? The world is all ears!

I estimate that this person believes that they deal (think) only in highly skilled thinking & facts, and that anyone with any concerns about 5G deals only in poor thinking & baseless conspiracy theories. And once again, when such a person is challenged, they will rarely respond rationally, using facts, but rather resort to silence (typically accompanied with a downvote), or blatantly obvious diversionary tactics (reframing & redirecting the topic, dishonesty, insults, a wide variety of logical fallacies, etc).

It seems this phenomenon is very hard to see, even when it is pointed out. But if one can manage to find a way to coerce one's mind into actually seeing it, it can be seen everywhere, and in turn gives one a much broader, higher resolution, nuanced view on reality. But, such things are obviously not for everyone. But to know for sure, I recommend one at least give it a try.




Having troubles today?

Have you been in touch with @dang yet? I am of the opinion that your sort of behavior does not belong on HN.




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