Rejecting Generalizations

Commenters assert personal differences in preferences, values, or behaviors, countering assumptions that everyone wants, does, or thinks the same about the discussed topic.

📉 Falling 0.5x Politics & Society
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Keywords

YC HN personally don personally personally don thing don virtual just don great like don assume said like amazing things

Sample Comments

shortrounddev2 Aug 3, 2025 View on HN

Maybe you have. I would like no such thing.

pavel_lishin Apr 28, 2025 View on HN

I don't see any reason why I would want to.

sejje Feb 25, 2025 View on HN

Maybe nothing, I just don't work that way.

overgard Feb 10, 2014 View on HN

I could, but I don't care to.

plufz Apr 9, 2024 View on HN

Maybe not for you, definitely for me.

tflol Jun 11, 2024 View on HN

Not a risk I'm personally willing to take ;)

kelnos Sep 13, 2023 View on HN

Speak for yourself. This is not a value I hold.

gooodvibes Oct 27, 2025 View on HN

Someone else might not, I certainly do.

Keyframe Sep 8, 2009 View on HN

Great, but I would not like to be seen on one.

koof Jan 30, 2023 View on HN

Neither of those things applied to me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯