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> idea thief. Takes credit for others’ work.

Based on what?

GP is a serial troll whom we've banned hundreds of times, so the answer to your question is almost certainly nothing.

I think this is a hard question if you ask people to start providing proof for things like this. A lot of such opinions are usually baked into individuals personal experience and perception. Nevertheless one has to feel very strongly to share such a take here in this manner unless they are gaining something from it.

What? If I call someone a thief, I should be able to point to something they stole.

In a court of law sometimes. In the real world some facts have verifiable proof but the majority have little if anything that can be shared publicly or exists.

If someone called my friend a thief and couldn’t even point to what they stole, I’d mercilessly judge them even outside a court of law. That’s a serious accusation. Going off vibes is totally inappropriate.

There is a big difference how one acts in a court and in real life. The original statement could either be a slandering (hard to know what they get to gain from it) or its their bitter experience/perception that they feel strongly about, are are sharing on a platform like this.

sandeepkd is an idea thief. Also, he is short guy but walks with high shoes so people will think he is tall.

This perspective is only relevant if we assume nobody on HN ever posts maliciously. Some of the circles here are small, incestuous, and probably have some resentment. Other times, there's clear botting - very hard to talk against Elon or his companies without a load of down votes.

Needless to say, the OP could be right but they could be right without proof. Or proof would out them. Or it's malicious posting. Don't take anything on the internet too seriously, even in such sanctimonious spaces as HN.

I always thought it was people who were married to their book, or just fanboys. Some of these accounts that jump in to defend are quite old.

> Nevertheless one has to feel very strongly to share such a take here in this manner unless they are gaining something from it.

Do they really? What does it cost them if they're wrong?

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