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by dc_gregory 2597 days ago
I think you've misread the OP here; jump back to this guideline as a rule of thumb, its helped me a great deal.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html:

>> Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.