It can easily be both. In such a case the flamebait is the higher-order bit.
Preserving the container here matters more than rightness or wrongness. Indeed, nothing will burn this place down faster than flaming rightness.
Preserving the container here matters more than rightness or wrongness. Indeed, nothing will burn this place down faster than flaming rightness.
I think dang's point in this thread should be interpreted as: "Such mental model breaking information around delicate subjects needs to be treated with the most care, precisely because it's the most valuable while it's the most likely to be lost to emotional jamming of the discourse."
Your recent comments to HN have nearly all been using the site for ideological battle. We don't allow that, regardless of which ideology you're fighting for or against, because it destroys the intellectual curiosity HN exists for. Would you please stop now?
Since it's clear you don't want to use HN as intended, we've banned the account. If that changes at some point, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future.
Of what value is wrongness?
Thanks, Dan. It's nice to have a concise statement on record to the effect that HN would rather be wrong than be right and risk offending anyone. Truth is not a goal here.