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> I think Hacker News should be better than this. I don't think it should. I think us pretending that we are some group of regal statesmen is a bunch of preten

> I think Hacker News should be better than this. I don't think it should. I think us pretending that we are some group of regal statesmen is a bunch of pretentious bullshit. Being civil is preferable, but not if it means being fake. People aren't any less "mean" on HN, they're just good at bullying in more subtle ways, and we are all worse off for it.

tptacek 10y ago
The point isn't that we're "statesmen". It's just that we check as much incivility as we can at the door.
nl 10y ago
Being civil is preferable, but not if it means being fake. I don't understand this. Everything is fake to some degree. Being civil is a good thing.