> I can hardly believe headlines like these are met with anything but cheers.

My point is that I have an issue with his tone and rhetoric, not with the thing he’s advocating.

He appeals to a certain audience that likes rage over proper discourse. I am fairly certain the HN etiquette prefers proper discourse over rage.

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Forgeties79 14 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

> My point is that I have an issue with his tone and rhetoric, not with the thing he’s advocating.

Hand wavy excuse by people who simply don’t agree with a cause and/or think it’s not important, but won’t admit it.

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koverstreet 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It seems to me you're style over substance then.

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Aurornis 3 hours ago | parent [-]

The comment at the top of this thread was literally defending Rossmann based on his style (passionate, vulnerable) over his substance (factual accuracy)

	▲	dns_snek an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I suggest reading that comment again because it does nothing of the sort.

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ryandrake 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I, for one, appreciate communication that has a point of view, one that actually champions an ethical opinion and calls out unethical behavior. I don't think doing this necessarily counts as rage. If I wanted to read a "proper" dry, impartial dissertation on some technology, written by Spock, there are plenty of places online to do this.