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I think you should not preface posts by telling someone they are missing the point. So, we should care because the public cares? What's the public's good reaso
by curi 19y ago
I think you should not preface posts by telling someone they are missing the point.
So, we should care because the public cares? What's the public's good reason for caring?
We should care because public opinion is notable, whether it has good reasons or not? What's notable about this one?
- rms 19y agoI certainly find it interesting that Zuckerburg now has a cult of celebrity.
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- pius 19y ago"I think you should not preface posts by telling someone they are missing the point." You're right and I apologize; I was reacting to being downmodded earlier. "So, we should care because the public cares?" No, we should care that the public cares. That is the point.
- curi 19y agoFYI I didn't downmod you. Anyway, it seems a bit like linking to Revenge of the Nerds (pretend it was modern) and saying: look, people like nerds more now. That kind of popular culture event doesn't seem like hacker news to me. On a similar note, I think the "dating advice for introverts" links we sometimes get are off topic too. Even though they, too, reveal something about how the public sees hackers.
- davidw 19y ago"The public" cares about a lot of inane things. Let's leave them to other sites like reddit. I come here to read things that leave me at least a little bit smarter or wiser, or at least provoke some thought.