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Good points, but a minor pet peeve: It's moot, not Chris. Maybe Chris Poole, but again, probably moot. Has been moot. Always will be moot. Are you friends wit
by angersock 11y ago
Good points, but a minor pet peeve:
It's moot, not Chris. Maybe Chris Poole, but again, probably moot. Has been moot. Always will be moot.
Are you friends with him? Do you have lunch with him? Do you work with him? In all odds, no.
It's really quite annoying seeing people refer to people by the first names like they actually are familiar with them. Were you a fan of Steve? Ever go on walks with Zuck?
Seriously, it's so fucking phony--especially when the person in question already has a name they're well-known by in their community.
- fwn 11y agoI bet that's something nobody on 4chan ever wasted a single thought on.
- Koahku 11y agoActually someone did >>Do you prefer Chris, Christopher, moot, mootykins, or some other nickname. (In public obviously). >Chris IRL, moot online. https://archive.moe/q/thread/176519/#177568 https://archive.moe/q/thread/176519/#177568 (Warning, may be very heavy to load.)
- userbinator 11y agoCalling him Chris and not moot helps put into perspective the fact that he's a human with his own identity and life, and not just someone posting with an online pseudonym. In summary, I think that's a moot point.
- dang 11y agoWe detached this comment from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10267960 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10267960 and marked it off-topic.