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esafaklast Sunday at 3:41 PM1 replyview on HN

This is not the riposte you might think it is. Duplication serves a different purpose in print; it lets you avoid having to pass the memo around.


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vanschelvenlast Sunday at 7:31 PM

I think the riposte is against the word "always" and it worked precisely because one could blindly pick a counter example from the physical space of the discussion.

I.e. it worked because it smashed the broad statement and forced a discussion about particulars. Now who was right about those, I have no idea, since I wasn't even present.