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by latexr 18 days ago
> Not everything written on HN can be exceptional, because by definition it wouldn't be the exception.

I’m not arguing every comment on HN is exceptional, but that logic isn’t sound because exceptionalism is relative (as you alluded to).

In other words, it’s congruent that every comment on some website could be exceptional when compared to the internet at large.