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It's funny that you make this qualitative assessment about the history of this board, and the very topic of burner accounts, while posting from a fresh account.

I made no reference to burner accounts, but thanks for tying that into your not-so-subtle accusation against me. I've been here since 2011. Want proof of my identity, check my bio on Github[1]

This is exactly what I'm talking about. McCarthy like paranoia. Downvoting people because of how old their accounts are[2], not because of what they wrote. Accusations of burner accounts. It's ridiculous.

1. https://github.com/amoffat 2. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37668908

Genuine Q, how am I supposed to connect this Github with this account or the 2011 claim?

The project that I'm known for, sh.py, was launched on HN 12 years ago, dig up the post if you're interested.

But how do I connect it with this account?

If you've been here since 2011, then why is your account less than a month old?

I've left this place a few times as it's gotten progressively worse. Then I rejoin after some time off, and it's even more warped and hostile to new users.

> I made no reference to burner accounts

The comment you replied to did (wumao)

As opposed to the group think around popular programming languages or web development stacks? How about the controversy around COVID origins circa 2020-21? Humans are going to human. HN isn't immune to knee jerk reactions, politics or tribalism.

I’m not seeing much independent thought outside the usual “America bad”. It’s interesting that a lot of those independent thinkers all have the exact same opinions.

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