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From: Muttley@DastardlyHQ.org
Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer
Subject: Re: OT: Windows (Was: Re: Open Source does not mean easily
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:40:43 -0000 (UTC)
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On Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:20:44 -0000 (UTC)
Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> wibbled:
>On 2025-01-15, Muttley@DastardlyHQ.org <Muttley@DastardlyHQ.org> wrote:
>> The usual "i don't agree with you so you must be a troll" attitude.
>
>Rather, it is this accusation that is an extremely common trope.
>Rarely is it true.

Its very often true. Calling someone a troll in a newsgroup is a drop-the-mic
and walk off because you've lost the argument. Exactly the same as calling
someone a racist/xenophone/whatever IRL when you run out of debating ability.