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nitrogen on Jan 28, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: If Looks Could Kill

People used to be better at dealing with "obvious distress." Seriously why is this argument worth 80+ comments? I agree with jacquesm -- HN (in this thread) has lost its way.

relix on Jan 28, 2022 | [–]

Because the what amounts to victim blaming in this thread has lots of similarities to other problems in the tech industry.

Maybe HN is finally maturing.

futharkshill on Jan 28, 2022 | [–]

Because of the people continuing to defend this kind of behavior, and blaming the poor sales guy for not being "technical" enough.

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