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by peruvian 987 days ago
I’ve noticed HN users in general enjoy being contrarian and argumentative. It’s a “I must be doing something smart if I’m going against the grain” attitude.
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this is true, but I'm like 80% sure there's significant astroturfing on HN. look at any post that mentions relations with China. flooded with comments in similar formats to the ones here. I thought China was ..., but then ... and now I'm not so sure"
edit: to the ones here "I thought..."
or perhaps it's "I'm tired of the incessant climate change propaganda"