Comment by soulofmischief | Hacker News Reader

Comment by soulofmischief | Hacker News Reader

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> People cant do what they want. What planet are you on?

A planet where I can try to do anything I want, only stopped if what I am doing is being prevented by someone physically stopping me, such as an officer or concerned citizen. As per my post.

> The only reason "evolution" is thrown around is bc of natural selection. To use evolution as a term is to imply it.

https://ncse.ngo/defining-evolution

> Initially, the Latin word evolutio meant the unrolling of a scroll

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evolution

> 2a: a process of change in a certain direction (unfolding)

Your claims are easily falsifiable. The modern use of "evolution" in biology evolved after the word was already in use to mean change. You have no authority to police the use of the word.

Your actions are controlled by their consequences, not cops.

You go to work, like everyone else. You are civil to people - because you choose - and keep your job.

Your freedom is a false illusion and can be boiled down to statistics, your zip code, age, IQ, etc.

Even your advocacy of uncaused agency is, itself, fully caused, reinforced, shaped and controlled.

And I never said evolution is exclusively a reference to natural selection- it's cache is due to the prestige of such ideas. Your sloppy usage and weak defense of such use doesn't prove anything.

I can police English if I am as free as you say I am. That's "my choice".

All of that is so wildly off base and off-topic from the argument at hand: People can do what they want unless you or someone else physically stops them.

> I can police English if I am as free as you say I am.

You can try. How is that working out for you? Your original comment attempting to police language was flagged and died, looks to me like you were politely shown the door.

People gaming the comment system concerns me not at all.

Flag away.

The comment police are stopping me from "doing what I want"?

Gosh.

It's not being gamed, the community just doesn't care for what you have to say when it's policing other people. "You can't tell me not to tell people no because then you'd be telling me no" is not a good take. You need to step back and learn from this.

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