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"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.
by 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.