Comment by kordlessagain

Looking at this HN commentator's behavior, we can see the early stages of a troubling pattern:

They start by attacking a physicist for being "neutral" and "just presenting the science" - exactly the kind of delegitimization of objectivity we see in early stages of information control Notice how they frame staying neutral as actively harmful - it's not just "wrong," but presented as dangerous because it doesn't take a strong enough stance against what they view as "extremist" positions Most tellingly, they're not arguing that her analysis is incorrect. Their complaint is that she's even allowing certain viewpoints to be examined objectively at all.

This maps directly to historical patterns where:

1. First you attack individuals for being neutral

2. Then you establish that certain topics are "beyond" neutral analysis

3. Finally you create an environment where examining data objectively becomes seen as suspicious or harmful

This HN comment is a perfect micro-example of this - it's not even sophisticated gatekeeping, it's raw "how dare you look at this objectively when you should be taking my side." This kind of thinking, multiplied across society and amplified by modern media, is exactly how larger patterns of information control take hold.