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		junon 56 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why top posting has won (2018) It's been one of those "tabs vs spaces"-like holy wars for a while.

sitkack 56 days ago [–]

(soft) No, no. Tabs vs spaces is more of a butter side up/down thing.

Top Posting is how you assert dominance and gaslight an entire thread while ignoring a nuanced point of view. That complexity is not present in tabs vs spaces.

junon 55 days ago | [–]

Like I said, holy war.

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