Right, so if we downvote (literally censor) comments based on style and not content, but we also do it anonymously, it's all good, right?
The down-voters and rightness or wrongness of their actions are a separate matter.
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Social_justice_warrior#.22Virt...
Never read a more US-centric comment on HN towards people who are a.) not native speakers b.) don't have the vocubulary which seems to be necessary to leave comments on HN. But I assume these are the times.
Luckily the most common language in 50y will be Chinese.
Hopefully they are more polite than this.
China has multiple languages and ‘Chinese’ isn’t really a single language. Mandarin is already the most spoken language by a large margin, and even that has several dialects.
In case you aren’t aware, English is spoken in many places other than the United States. Most obviously in England.
Also concerning the nation-centric point of view, people from the UK are way less focused on their country and know other people outside their country exist.
If you are from the UK, take my apologies.
If your from the US, case in point.