Toxic Comments Debate
The cluster focuses on meta-discussions about the term 'toxic' in Hacker News comments, debating its definition, application to disagreements, and overuse as an insult for unproductive or disagreeable discourse.
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Looks like some of the discussion below is turning "toxic"... coincidence?
Can you please elaborate on why you think it's toxic?
Being toxic is not an admirable trait.
So... everyone that disagrees with you is "toxic"?
Disagreeing doesn't make something toxic.
That does sound pretty toxic to be fair.
Annoying? Perhaps. But toxic? I don't see how..
Are certain people using "toxic" as a synonym for "adds virtually nothing intelligent to the conversation"?
I think calling non-toxic things toxic is toxic.
"toxic" has replaced "problematic" as the new go to insult