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swid
on Oct 5, 2022
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Should billboard advertising be banned?
https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Chesterton%27s_Fence
Edit to say - he was making a joke, this will help you understand
colordrops
on Oct 5, 2022
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I don't see how that makes it flag-worthy.
tomrod
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It's a very nuanced form of humor.
colordrops
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Ugh, not used to humor on HN haha.
girvo
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Not to be too meta, but it's slightly more common these days than it was a decade ago I think. Likely impossible to avoid with the sheer growth of the place. That said, that kind of very smart humour has always been around here
soulofmischief
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Humor isn't disavowed on HN. We're allowed to crack a joke here and there. :)
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Edit to say - he was making a joke, this will help you understand