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Isn't it fair to say that the field of computer science has (up until recently, apparently) distinguished itself with its corny humor, dorkiness, and resulting
by davesque 10y ago
Isn't it fair to say that the field of computer science has (up until recently, apparently) distinguished itself with its corny humor, dorkiness, and resulting sense of humility? I feel like puns and bad jokes had generally been a special part of the culture of early technologists. It's a little sad to see that give way to a kind of self-important seriousness.
- snowwrestler 10y agoBut this isn't the field of computer science, it's HN. HN has developed its own distinct culture, as any long-running online forum does.
- dang 10y agoDon't be sad. The one context doesn't really apply to the other because these communities are so different in size and cohesion. It isn't a question of humor, but of stock humor, which grows like crabgrass on the internet and quickly takes over. I think scott_s got it right years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7609289 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7609289. Humor that clears the signal/noise threshold does fine here.
- davesque 10y agoFair enough. Thanks for the input, dang.
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