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roflyear04/02/20252 repliesview on HN

I agree it depends on the definition. Quite honestly my vibe, and really that is all it is for any of us discussing this, is pretty much anything more aggressive than my comment above (or even including my comment above, once more people read it).

I definitely DO NOT mean clear hate speech, etc.. that's not my point at all.


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alwa04/02/2025

I, for one, come here in substantial part for the norms against aggression and toward calm substantive discussion.

Shouting matches and rhetorical posturing are exhausting. There are places for that—most places online, anymore; this is not one of them.

mac-mc04/02/2025

So, do you mean you don't like tone policing? You can say pretty much anything as long as the tone stays intellectual and doesn't go into brain damage politics, harassment, or conspiracy zone where it's being banned because it's off-topic and, frankly, exhausting and unproductive.

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