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What you say might be true, but you're not making an argument so much as you are just name calling. If you don't find anything in the argument to respond to, it
by mustpax 17y ago
What you say might be true, but you're not making an argument so much as you are just name calling. If you don't find anything in the argument to respond to, it's better to not respond to it rather than fill HN with such vitriol.
- henrikschroder 17y agoThe policy to not allow electronic devices, and expanding what this means to ludicrous levels might not be the smartest policy, but the point of this article is basically "I get bored without my toys". I try to go on a longer vacation every year, and I never bring my laptop or go online when I'm gone. There are a lot of people I interact with over the internet on a daily basis, but it really is ok to let go for a while. If you stay off the internet for two weeks, they sky won't fall down, you won't have missed anything, and you really don't need to update your facebook status or twitter some crap every day. The author of this article should try it sometime, unless the extreme hardship of being disconnected for a few hours has scarred him for good...
- scott_s 17y agoCalling something "pointless, rambling navel gazing" is hardly vitriol. It's barely even mild contempt. There also is no argument to respond to, which I think was the parent's point.