[zahlman]

It's amazing to me that you put this much effort into a calm, thoughtful rebuttal that honours the HN guidelines, and got downvotes and no responses for it. My experience has been that people who post lists of quotes like that are not interested in a discussion or in considering the possibility that they have been misled.

In the future I recommend verifying quotes and looking up full context as well rather than simply trying to consider the words as given.

> Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.

I understood this to apply to people under discussion, not just other users.

[keepamovin]

I appreciate your inspiration! It’s a hard time for many, making effort towards good helps. :)