[–] anthonyb 13y ago ↗ Spaced because HN won't let me submit stories with the word troll in them. [–] lazugod 13y ago ↗ Don't you think the reasoning behind banning troll stories might apply in this case as well? It's drama, not news. [–] anthonyb 13y ago ↗ No I don't, otherwise I wouldn't have submitted it.The author has some good points on a hard problem - the nature of public internet debate combined with the permanency of the internet, is killing off debate in favour of soundbites.
[–] lazugod 13y ago ↗ Don't you think the reasoning behind banning troll stories might apply in this case as well? It's drama, not news. [–] anthonyb 13y ago ↗ No I don't, otherwise I wouldn't have submitted it.The author has some good points on a hard problem - the nature of public internet debate combined with the permanency of the internet, is killing off debate in favour of soundbites.
[–] anthonyb 13y ago ↗ No I don't, otherwise I wouldn't have submitted it.The author has some good points on a hard problem - the nature of public internet debate combined with the permanency of the internet, is killing off debate in favour of soundbites.
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[ 4.9 ms ] story [ 13.2 ms ] threadThe author has some good points on a hard problem - the nature of public internet debate combined with the permanency of the internet, is killing off debate in favour of soundbites.