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> a good witch burning and hanging now then? Now we "cancel" or censor (or on HN down vote 'trolls') which is no different.

Literal physical violence and death is VERY different to getting canceled or censored.



Destroying livelihoods leads to self injury and death. But yes, Mr. Obvious, they are literally different. Touché.

I'm talking about intolerance and demonization. It leads to false criminal charges which may include death penalties. Is an electrocution literally the same as being burned alive? Nope. What say ye Mr Obvious to that?


> But yes, Mr. Obvious, they are literally different. Touché.

You've been asked before to avoid commenting in the flamewar style on Hacker News. If you keep doing it we'll have to ban the account. Please make an effort to show you intend to use HN the way it's intended.


I am unaware of any such warning nor do I know what a flamewar style is.

Ban away. I don't need you.


You were asked after this comment a couple of months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43316311

We can do without the defiance, we just need everyone to remember that this is only a good place for discussing anything because enough people make an effort observe the guidelines. Please do you part to make the place better not worse.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html




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