[uncivilized]

Feel free to post this to the comment above mine as well that says “they stupidly pretended it was real”.

Along with many similar comments in other threads. Is it okay to be sneerful as long as everyone else agrees with you? Seems to be the message.

[dang]

No, it's a combination of (1) we don't see everything (or even 10%) of what gets posted, and (2) most people underestimate their own provocations and overestimate the provocations that come from others (by a good 10x), so it always feels like the other person started it and did worse.

In case anyone wants more explanation of these points, https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... is all about (1) and https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... is all about (2).

[uncivilized]

Thanks for the explanation and for the detailed responses in the links.

I agree with them, but what ends up occurring is similar to situations in schoolyards where a bully who starts a confrontation isn’t punished, but the person who fights back is punished because it’s the person who fights back that causes a scene.

I will reach out you via email to delete my account.