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		ahahahahah on Sept 15, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Ethereum merge is done Pointing out the absurdity of someone's position via an apt analogy seems productive to me. Certainly more so than dismissive cries to hn guidelines.

zdragnar on Sept 15, 2022 [–]

When someone says

> Dont want to be snarky, but...

it's a bit like saying "no pun intended" right before intentionally saying a pun. It is literally easier to just make the point.

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