[fdewrewrewf]

What do you mean? The goalposts were always clear, and open discussion was always acceptable.

[dijonman2]

Open discussion was never acceptable, even here on HN. I was quickly downvoted for saying anything against masking and vaccinations. Not even objecting, mere questions elicited this reaction.

[CharlesW]

Sometimes, heroes will lose karma points when they caution people against best practices. This is the price heroes pay.

[fdewrewrewf]

We always were at war with eastasia.

[hackerlight]

So you're admitting that open discussion was accepted. Only people disagreed with what you were saying.

[peyton]

It was pretty ridiculous. Anyone who’s interacted with health policy at the national level knows it’s just a big power game. Anthony Fauci doesn’t wake up in the morning thinking “what can I do for the American people?”—he wakes up thinking “Todd from the VA was an asshole at that budget hearing. What can I do about that?”