Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by yakshaving_jgt 1604 days ago
Just curious, why did you write “gen$c!d3”? The options I can think of are:

1. You’re worried that a script on HN will delete your comment, similar to how this seems to work on YouTube

2. You’re censoring that word to avoid “triggering” people

3. You’re copying verbatim an excerpt from the hate speech you’re referencing

I’m asking in earnest; I honestly don’t know which of those three (or any other option?) it is.

2 comments

People are hardwired to censor some words like that (like cov!d) precisely because of 1
4. 7h3y d0n’7 kn0w 13375p34k

/s