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If your sneer seems higher quality than you thought, feel free to cutā€™nā€™paste it into its own post ā€” thereā€™s no quota for posting and the bar really isnā€™t that high.

The post Xitter web has spawned soo many ā€œesotericā€ right wing freaks, but thereā€™s no appropriate sneer-space for them. Iā€™m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged ā€œculture criticsā€ who write about everything but understand nothing. Iā€™m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. Theyā€™re inescapable at this point, yet I donā€™t see them mocked (as much as they should be)

Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldnā€™t be surgeons because they didnā€™t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I canā€™t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.

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    HN shocked and appalled that a ā€œfounderā€ cannot make billions running a largely unmoderated social network without facing a few consequences:

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41341353

    edit @dgerard already posted this on the top level, I just got triggered by one of the many dupe submissions on HN

    highlights include

    • standard Signal-bashing
    • comparison with other heroes like Kim Dotcom (lol) and Snowden
    • outrage that the arrest order was issued while Durov was in the air, so he couldnā€™t evade justice (this is unconfirmed)
    • outrage that being a citizen of a country allows that country to enforce its laws against someone

    Durov is rich and accused in a country governed by the rule of law (in contrast to the other country which has issued him a passport, the UAE). He can afford the very best lawyers and will have to be content with staying in Paris while this works out, boo-hoo.

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      4 months ago

      but if heā€™s just being held accountable for running a service where others did nefarious things, then this should be a chilling effect for all founders.

      ok. chill them

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      outrage that the arrest order was issued while Durov was in the air, so he couldnā€™t evade justice (this is unconfirmed)

      Clearly arrest warrants should be made like hide-and-seek where the seeker has to count to 100 days before arresting the hider and publish ā€œready or not here I come!ā€ to their social media account.

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      4 months ago

      Even Moot knew you couldnā€™t do this. Congrats on being slower on the uptake than 4chan HN.