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Thank you for the links, but in the future don't put words in my mouth and then use them as a basis to insult me.
by tsantero 14y ago
Thank you for the links, but in the future don't put words in my mouth and then use them as a basis to insult me.
- patio11 14y agoMy inclination when people feel insulted is generally to apologize, but I've re-read my comment twice, and I cannot apologize because I am not contrite. I neither put words in your mouth nor insulted you. You can choose to feel insulted regardless, like you could choose to feel insulted if a teacher said "Nope, there is in fact no carbon in a water molecule -- here's some resources or talk to a chemist and they'll set you straight", but that is entirely under your control. Prior to deciding to become insulted, I might suggest pondering "Do I want to commit to routinely being unhappy when soliciting information about subjects I purport to care about from people who know more about them than I do?"
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- mechanical_fish 14y agoThis happened to me the other day. It's like I can't write ten words of argument on HN anymore without someone fainting dead away. This seems like a good time to thank you for correcting many of the catastrophically inaccurate things I've thought over the years. ;)