Comment by xpe

Hello. I've taken some time to think about this. I appreciate your explanation, I care about HN, and I'm open to feedback.

> Also, please stop crossing into name-calling and personal attack, as you did here.

I see many of my comments were unkind and unnecessary. I'm sorry, and I will stop. Here are three examples in this thread of where I went wrong, in my own words:

- I was accusatory, mean, and condescending when I wrote "I wonder if you will be intellectually honest if/when I reveal errors, mistakes, oversimplifications, and so on?"

- I did some psychoanalysis (which is unwarranted), such as when I wrote "You are clearly upset and bothered and resorting to rationalization and attacks."

- I accused someone of bad faith when I wrote: "You exaggerated and trivialized. You deflected and moved the goalposts. These are signs you want to win more than discuss in good faith."

I will keep these course corrections in mind.

P.S. I know this isn't a full reply to your comment; I am still processing some parts.