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Affiliate link for the lazy! http://www.amazon.com/dp/0393316041/?tag=httpwwwhiph02-20 http://www.amazon.com/dp/0393316041/?tag=httpwwwhiph02-20

jbyers 17y ago
[deleted] I should have just down-voted the affiliate link and left it at that. Something's changed in the tenor of comments here on HN, and my reaction to it isn't productive. For the foreseeable future, I think I'm going to bite my tongue and read in silence.
- zackattack 17y ago
  How is that principled?? You hate when others benefit even if it's at no detriment to you?? SCARCITY THINKING :_( Okay, if you like reading text on your screen, you can also read it for free here: http://www.gorgorat.com http://www.gorgorat.com
  - Estragon 17y ago
    The principle is to minimize the reward from spam.
    - glhaynes 17y ago
      So shouldn't we just downvote the ones that are spammy -- those that make the conversation worse instead of better?
      - branden 17y ago
        Shouldn't making the conversation better be its own incentive?
        glhaynes 17y ago
        People do things because of a broad variety of motivations. Often because of a combination of motivations. If it's helping and not hurting, who cares?
  - drinian 17y ago
    Someone registered that domain name just to host a pirated copy of a book? (Mind, it's one of my favorite books).
    - jey 17y ago
      Hm, looks like it's a way to funnel PageRank into some spam links at the bottom of the page. I guess the theory is that people will link to that domain's copy of Surely You're Joking and pass some of the subsequent "google juice" onward to the spam.
  - jbyers 17y ago
    I'm happy for people to benefit online in proportion to the value they provide to others. Post a thoughtful comment, write a review, link previously disparate ideas? Sure, put in an affiliate link. Hijack the top comment on a thread with just an Amazon link? Not so much. At least you were up front about it, I'll give you that. :)
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jbyers 17y ago

[deleted] I should have just down-voted the affiliate link and left it at that. Something's changed in the tenor of comments here on HN, and my reaction to it isn't productive. For the foreseeable future, I think I'm going to bite my tongue and read in silence.

zackattack 17y ago
How is that principled?? You hate when others benefit even if it's at no detriment to you?? SCARCITY THINKING :_( Okay, if you like reading text on your screen, you can also read it for free here: http://www.gorgorat.com http://www.gorgorat.com
- Estragon 17y ago
  The principle is to minimize the reward from spam.
  - glhaynes 17y ago
    So shouldn't we just downvote the ones that are spammy -- those that make the conversation worse instead of better?
    - branden 17y ago
      Shouldn't making the conversation better be its own incentive?
      - glhaynes 17y ago
        People do things because of a broad variety of motivations. Often because of a combination of motivations. If it's helping and not hurting, who cares?
- drinian 17y ago
  Someone registered that domain name just to host a pirated copy of a book? (Mind, it's one of my favorite books).
  - jey 17y ago
    Hm, looks like it's a way to funnel PageRank into some spam links at the bottom of the page. I guess the theory is that people will link to that domain's copy of Surely You're Joking and pass some of the subsequent "google juice" onward to the spam.
- jbyers 17y ago
  I'm happy for people to benefit online in proportion to the value they provide to others. Post a thoughtful comment, write a review, link previously disparate ideas? Sure, put in an affiliate link. Hijack the top comment on a thread with just an Amazon link? Not so much. At least you were up front about it, I'll give you that. :)
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