[reversii]

It's unfortunate you're getting censored for criticizing Dear Leader.

Yet another reminder of just how creepy the cult of personality HN has around Paul Graham is. Even on an article discussing him, you can't say anything critical without being downvoted and flagged.

[FilterSweep]

I’ve been here for quite a while, and I’ve learned more from this community (which included developers across the planet) than I’ve learned from any other community online.

I’ve known PG’s biases and dogwhistles for a while ("What you can’t say" is a FOGHORN of a dogwhistle), but the political landscape has changed.

When PG is expressing open regret for opening this forum, despite dang doing most of the work, he’s signaling that the discussion of this forum isn’t going in the direction he wants. This has been the most civil forum on the surface web for a long time. And that says a lot.

[clairity]

you certainly can criticize pg's arguments and not get downvoted (i've done it in the past), but any ad hominems will, and should, quickly be downvoted.

if you think you have some real knowledge to drop, make a considered criticism instead of a snide remark.