[progrus]

In my lifetime I’ve seen the general breakdown of civil discourse. I’m not totally sure it can be proven which side “started it”, but there has been a general trend where now that fringe scientist is not invited to parties anymore, and those ideas are shunned as if they carry evil energy.

As far as forums go, people here often try to keep things civil, serious, and in good faith (shoutout to dang), but IMO there is still that stain of “academic” bullying where the words stay polite, but their coded meaning is nasty and dehumanizing.

[goawaythrwaway]

Some good examples:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35512064

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35513687

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35485467

[progrus]

Adding this to help understanding, even though we appear to be enemies:

There is an information war going on. Many headlines and things that you might try to call “news” I see as malicious and violent. How can a news organization write that hurricane damage is more expensive than ever, allow many readers to believe that it is all because hurricanes are worse, and refuse to mention how coastal areas have developed in the same time?

This is war. Clutch your pearls all you like, but we are done pretending that your intents towards us are anything but malicious. This is us trying to intimidate you into backing down, because it is the right thing to do, and better than the alternative.

We see you for who you are. We don’t care if you agree or not. Stop this madness before more people get hurt. Stop the lies, stop the fighting words - coded or not. Just stop it.