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Meneth | 2 months ago

"Just because you don’t like them or what they do doesn’t make them your enemy."

Yes it does. That is the only thing that makes enemies.

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rtp4me|2 months ago

What a sad, sad take. Do you even know what the word “enemy” means? Just because I don’t like my neighbor doesn’t make them my enemy. We are not going to war with each other, we just don’t like each other’s company. Just because I don’t like your comments on HN doesn’t mean I hate you. Good grief.

Note: I do like my neighbor!

drcongo|2 months ago

You've entered into a logical fallacy there - the parent was saying that not liking someone or what they do is a prerequisite for them becoming an enemy. They did NOT say that everyone you don't like is your enemy, which is the straw man you chose to respond to.

afavour|2 months ago

But if your neighbour actively and deliberately makes your life worse then they certainly could be your enemy.

If I’m queer and Facebook is actively censoring queer content then that’s more significant to me than just being a difference of opinion. The company is actively suppressing my way of life.

Maybe the word “enemy” is too much but if so I think describing the idea as “sad” is equally as so. Giving a corporation a pass on behaviour you consider abhorrent simply because it’s a company and not a person seems pretty sad to me.