It should be knee-jerk dismissed because the submission topic is the textbooks, not the man, and it's derailed discussion into a tangent about his personal shortcomings. Not exactly in the spirit of intellectual curiosity HN tries to foster.

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ShamLegacyTldr 9 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

> Not exactly in the spirit of intellectual curiosity HN tries to foster.

I could not disagree more. If you don't see how a comprehensive, warts and all look at the man's life and legacy doesn't add context and foster curiosity, I'm not even sure what to tell you.

It didn't derail the conversation, it expanded it. There's still plenty of discussion about the lectures. This isn't even particularly close to the top of the thread.

What's opposed to curious discussion is knee jerk reactions and middlebrow dismissals.

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rramadass 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Well said !

These sort of people are what is pejoratively called "attention whores" with nothing worthwhile to contribute on the topic under discussion. Hence they always come up with provocative phrases/statements simply to make themselves feel relevant.

Downvote and Flag these sorts of comments into oblivion; don't engage with them.

	▲	ShamLegacyTldr a minute ago \| parent [-]
		This is offensive and uncalled for. If the admins see your comment, they will tell you that comments like this get you banned. I don't agree with ThrowawayR2 but they were respectful in their disagreement; I doubt they appreciate being lumped in with your insulting, inappropriate comment. You've done a disservice to both of us.