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Honestly, if this were reddit I would have deleted the entire post when scott_s pointed out it was harsh; it was hastily written in a moment of supreme frustrat

Honestly, if this were reddit I would have deleted the entire post when scott_s pointed out it was harsh; it was hastily written in a moment of supreme frustration. Sorry!

scott_s 11y ago
The reason I commented is that the rest of your comment was excellent, and very informative. (I did not know our cornea and lens are UV opaque. And then the subsequent follow-ups to your point, explaining that it's more subtle than that by nl and blincoln, were also very interesting.) Your knowledge of the subject and willingness to explain it indicates to me that you're valuable to the HN community. So I felt it was worthwhile to point out the one bit of your comment which doesn't work well on HN, since your account is new.
- OopsCriticality 11y ago
  > Your knowledge of the subject and willingness to explain it indicates to me that you're valuable to the HN community. You're too charitable. The truth is I'm unemployed at what feels to be a particularly bad time of the year to be unemployed (think of all the family and friends get-togethers… "so, what do you do?"), and I'm bludgeoning people on the internet with domain knowledge in some lame effort to stroke ego rather than facing a bleak job market for someone of my background. It's a harsh toke, but admitting it (even pseudononymously) is the only way I'm going to do anything about it.
  - pen2l 11y ago
    > "so, what do you do?" You don't have to say "I'm unemployed to that answer". You can still say you're a programmer, if you're a programmer! Even better, you can start a little project and call it a "startup". Tell 'em you're a hip little entrepreneur - that's even cooler than being employed in some circles. :)
    - OopsCriticality 11y ago
      Your comment is kind, and appreciated. Thank you.
      - scott_s 11y ago
        By the way, being charitable in iterperting what others write here is one of HN's tenets. You've demonstrated self reflection and contrition. That puts you ahead of most.

Honestly, if this were reddit I would have deleted the entire post when scott_s pointed out it was harsh; it was hastily written in a moment of supreme frustration. Sorry!

scott_s 11y ago

The reason I commented is that the rest of your comment was excellent, and very informative. (I did not know our cornea and lens are UV opaque. And then the subsequent follow-ups to your point, explaining that it's more subtle than that by nl and blincoln, were also very interesting.) Your knowledge of the subject and willingness to explain it indicates to me that you're valuable to the HN community. So I felt it was worthwhile to point out the one bit of your comment which doesn't work well on HN, since your account is new.

OopsCriticality 11y ago
> Your knowledge of the subject and willingness to explain it indicates to me that you're valuable to the HN community. You're too charitable. The truth is I'm unemployed at what feels to be a particularly bad time of the year to be unemployed (think of all the family and friends get-togethers… "so, what do you do?"), and I'm bludgeoning people on the internet with domain knowledge in some lame effort to stroke ego rather than facing a bleak job market for someone of my background. It's a harsh toke, but admitting it (even pseudononymously) is the only way I'm going to do anything about it.
- pen2l 11y ago
  > "so, what do you do?" You don't have to say "I'm unemployed to that answer". You can still say you're a programmer, if you're a programmer! Even better, you can start a little project and call it a "startup". Tell 'em you're a hip little entrepreneur - that's even cooler than being employed in some circles. :)
  - OopsCriticality 11y ago
    Your comment is kind, and appreciated. Thank you.
    - scott_s 11y ago
      By the way, being charitable in iterperting what others write here is one of HN's tenets. You've demonstrated self reflection and contrition. That puts you ahead of most.