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by AustinDev 1284 days ago
>Whataboutism is whataboutism.

>Attempting to invoke the thankfully largely-discarded concept of "whataboutism" is actually just a kind of backhanded ad hominem used to avoid making a real argument and instead try to make people "look the other way".

Moments of clarity like this are one of the main reasons I keep coming back to this place. :D

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What about the fact that I have no idea what credentials he has with regard to analyzing the banking system vs crypto? Please don't disregard my perfectly valid question as an ad hominem attack