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You consider "paranoid dorks" and "people who own Bitcoin" to be the same set? Even then, would you consider something like "you fatasses need to shut up and leave us normal people alone" fine?

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You're really going to double down on this argument?

I mean, fine, if you consider being a jerk to a group people just because <arbitrary justification>, I guess there's nothing left for me to say.

I'm not sure why "don't be an asshole to whole groups of people" is so controversial, though.

I agree; her tweets were overly pointed. But calling an individual names, a group of people of voluntary association names, and an entire race or gender names are three very different things. Her core point, that a knowledgeable minority padded with a zealous, clueless majority, the latter on a roll misinforming the public, stands.

May I suggest thinking about what he's saying?

Sure, it might feel upsetting. But is it true?

It seems true. And that has merit.

But so does your side of it. So it's a balance.

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