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Got it, the title didn't say [flagged] when I posted my comment.

Looks like it's still flagged. Does it not pass some criteria to be un-flagged?

We sometimes turn off flags, but only if the story is likely to support a substantive discussion on HN. I unfortunately can't imagine that happening here. I think it would be a bigass flamewar, for the same reason that it attracted a lot of flags in the first place.

I watched the video when it was released on Bret Weinstein’s podcast. I think it could be an interesting discussion if people actually watched the video, but this seems like a touchy subject to people who didn’t for some reason.

I don't think it's so much about whether people watch the video or not—that's too optimistic. People will respond based on pre-existing affiliations.

A drawback of being a large, open, flat community is that discussions break down when there's, say, an 80/20 split or worse in the community. When it's 90/10 or 99/1, nothing is really possible. You'd need a smaller, more cohesive forum for that.

Thanks for taking the time to reply. I don't envy your job, and you've always appeared to be quite good at it.

It's all an illusion but thank you :)

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