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> It proves that's the kind of stuff he spends his time watching on youtube

The video recuter linked above is a from Tom Scott. Tom Scott is not a skinhead or any other sort of racist.



Ha ha! Thank you for pointing that out, since it proves my point.

Well that's certainly disingenuous of him to lie that it's a video of "judgmental British skinheads" then, isn't it?

I'm sorry you took the bait and watched the video, and it's nice for you that it wasn't a rick roll or something worse, but I have no desire to waste my finite time on Earth watching youtube videos of "judgmental British skinheads laughing their asses off", or for that kind of stuff to pollute my viewing history and recommendations, or to contribute to their ad revenue, so I gave him the benefit of the doubt, assumed good faith, and took his false claim at face value instead of presuming that he was simply lying.

HN Guideline: "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith."

My bad for being so trusting, but I'm in your debt for setting me straight that he's a liar.

But doesn't the fact you kindly shared that he lied just prove my point that he's not arguing in good faith, and is intellectually dishonest?

So now that you've selflessly subjected yourself to that video, what is it that YOU think it proves, besides my point that he's not arguing in good faith, and can't come up with a better argument?

At least I posted an accurate description and transcript to the video I linked to. Did you click through and watch that too?


It wasn't very sporting of him to punk you with sarcasm on the internet, where it is notoriously hard to suss out. But I think you made it easy for him by not giving him the benefit of the doubt.




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