Just a quick response to that last point: I totally agree—HN's guidelines are not a moral code. They're just heuristics for (hopefully) producing the the type of website we want HN to be.
Another way of putting it is that the rules aren't moral or ethical—they're just the rules of the game we're trying to play here. Different games naturally have different rules.
Another way of putting it is that the rules aren't moral or ethical—they're just the rules of the game we're trying to play here. Different games naturally have different rules.
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