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whatwherewhy | 3 years ago

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jjulius|3 years ago

>Now they should try to make it right - donating money to people trying to fix the situation is a good way to do that.

You're assuming that this individual hasn't already done something to atone (which goes against HN's rule to assume best intentions). That, coupled with a tone that comes off as though you know better than this person, basically round out the definition of "condescending".

whatwherewhy|3 years ago

I am not assuming anything. I made a suggestion, nothing else. They're free to do nothing if they feel like they already did enough. You're assuming I'm assuming <...>, which goes against the HN rule to assume best intentions.

SoftTalker|3 years ago

Donating money rarely fixes problems. What it does is create organizations that draw their lifeblood from the continued existence of the problem, and continued donations of money.

layer8|3 years ago

condescending: having or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority.

whatwherewhy|3 years ago

I don't see anything patronizing or showing superiority in what I wrote. I am saying this as a peer, not as a superior.

It's kinda weird to expect people not to make mistakes such as this if nobody tells them it's wrong. And it's normal for people to tell other people they do bad stuff if they do.