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aguaviva · 2024-12-04T16:26:20 1733329580

Yes, you are.

I'm not, and it's difficult to see what you think you might gain from this conversation style.

slowmovintarget · 2024-12-04T18:43:51 1733337831

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aguaviva · 2024-12-04T19:14:01 1733339641

The "but" is a denial of what preceded it.

I think you misread me there. It wasn't a denial at all.

It was simply saying: whatever the state of the mess -- weird, distorted narratives about the mess don't help us out of the mess. And in fact are a huge part of the mess.

Exactly as you put it.

rootusrootus · 2024-12-04T19:10:40 1733339440

> In my neighborhood

This is one of those moments I wish people had a way (I guess you could just add it in the notes) to mark their HN account with a region. Are you in the UK, maybe?

The immigration issue sounds very different in the EU vs US, even if many of the sound bites rhyme.