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I'm tired of this insane right-wing opinion that having an opinion against waste is just virtue signalling, so we shouldn't care about anything because it's all just "signalling" and it's somehow more honest to not give a shit about anything. It's tired and it's disgusting and it's how we get a world where we don't care about improving our society or our environment.

I do care. You might not, but that's a you problem and not anything to do with me signalling anything. I'm being honest about everything I say. You not accepting that says more about you than it does about me.





Could you please not post in the flamewar style to HN? You've done it repeatedly in this thread, unfortunately, and we're trying for the opposite here.

If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart, we'd be grateful.


That's unfair. I'm going unfairly called out even though I stand by my beliefs and I'm only trying to defend myself. How are the replies to my comments in any way acceptable and according to HN guidelines???

"Put your money where your mouth is", come on. That's not acceptable and it's provoking. How can you defend bullies like this?


I'm not a mod (and I flagged the comment you had originally replied to so I'm on "your side"), but I'd apply "two wrongs don't make a right" here.

I think the feedback is fair. I'd say just take it (the feedback) and move on.


I specifically responded with an identical reply to the other main commenter you were arguing with, who was also breaking the rules.

Still, someone else breaking the rules doesn't make it ok for you to do so, and pointing the finger at others instead of taking responsibility is not a helpful response.

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...


You can absolutely put your money where your mouth is, today, right now. Upload a picture of your Framework 13 or Thinkpad T/X-series pre-T440, etc.

I presume most of the people on this site make enough to make purchases based on values instead of solely economics.

Alternatively, you can run for government on policies to price in externalities like this. Good luck winning your election!




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