> than attacked that group instead
What on earth are you on about?
Take a breath, I'm not arguing for/against anything at all, I conceded myself it's "borderline off-topic", you don't have to take it as I'm trying to challenge anyone's worldview or anything, it's basically an offhand observation.
> man instead of straw manning.
You may not actually understand what a "straw man" is, as I haven't even attempted to refute or engage in any argumentation at all.
Anyway, clearly a fruitless conversation to continue, I'm not sure who you're arguing against/for here, I didn't intended to even try to argue against/for anything here, so I'm just gonna peace out. Hope you enjoy the rest of your Saturday as much as I've enjoyed mine so far!
Come on, if you respond to a comment then expand on it to explain why you made it, hiding behind it being “borderline off-topic” and an “offhand observation” feels disingenuous. Can you understand that?
Here’s a silly example: Imagine you had made a comment about something different on a different thread. Then someone responds to you by saying “borderline off-topic, but I find some comments on HN about this subject to be really stupid”. Would you not be justified in thinking that the comment responding to yours was a response to you?
Maybe you really did mean nothing by it, but are you able to understand how every choice you made contradicts that, even if inadvertently?
> Anyway, clearly a fruitless conversation to continue
Are you also able to understand how this type of high-ground dismissal makes it worse?
> Hope you enjoy the rest of your Saturday
Thank you. You too. Genuinely.
Oh, you two!