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I hear much of the same. I don't think I've ever seen Snapchat mentioned here without an oogle of 40 somethings complaining about how useless and unintuitive it

by roninb 10y ago

I hear much of the same. I don't think I've ever seen Snapchat mentioned here without an oogle of 40 somethings complaining about how useless and unintuitive it is.

dang 10y ago
We appreciate your defending the HN community against spurious putdowns, but adding another spurious putdown is not a great way to go about it.
- roninb 10y ago
  I'm really apprehensive about replying to this because I don't feel like what I said was spurious (and I feel like this comment might have the same unintended message as the first) in any way when I try to recall[1] the threads[2] I've read[3] and participated[4] in. How should I less spuriously describe my experiences here? [0] (This is only here because I wanted to make sure spurious meant "false" and not "fast or quick") http://www.dictionary.com/browse/spurious http://www.dictionary.com/browse/spurious [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12039107 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12039107 (2-3 negative, spurious comments about snapchat) [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11075336 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11075336 (about 33-33-33 of completely dismissive, completely bewildered, and then simply trying as hard as they can to explain to the previous two groups) [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11778392 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11778392 (I honestly didn't want to continue doing this simply to explain my perception) [4] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9606984 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9606984 (This was actually my first comment on Hacker News :) Hopefully this one won't be my last...) edited formatting of the links
  - nkurz 10y ago
    Many of your comments are great --- including this one --- but the one Dan marked off-topic was not. I don't know if it was actually off-topic, but it made a sweeping generalization and wasn't a high-quality comment. I read through the threads you linked here, and I didn't see much evidence that 40-somethings were complaining about Snapchat's interface. There were many people who were bemused and confused by it's popularity, but I didn't see any clear correlation with age. So I think Dan was right to consider your "oogle of 40 somethings complaining about how useless and unintuitive it is" to be a spurious putdown. I think your "first" comment makes the same point about Snapchat's utility, but in a more acceptable manner. So please keep posting other comments, even controversial ones, but if possible avoid such generalizations unless they are well-supported and central to your argument.
    - roninb 10y ago
      Thanks for helping me understand both of your viewpoints. I can definitely see how that comment can be seen as spurious now and will try to avoid those sweeping generalizations.
- swiley 10y ago
  I'm 21 and I don't get it, I don't think it's an age thing but a personality thing.

by roninb 10y ago

I hear much of the same. I don't think I've ever seen Snapchat mentioned here without an oogle of 40 somethings complaining about how useless and unintuitive it is.

dang 10y ago

We appreciate your defending the HN community against spurious putdowns, but adding another spurious putdown is not a great way to go about it.

roninb 10y ago
I'm really apprehensive about replying to this because I don't feel like what I said was spurious (and I feel like this comment might have the same unintended message as the first) in any way when I try to recall[1] the threads[2] I've read[3] and participated[4] in. How should I less spuriously describe my experiences here? [0] (This is only here because I wanted to make sure spurious meant "false" and not "fast or quick") http://www.dictionary.com/browse/spurious http://www.dictionary.com/browse/spurious [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12039107 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12039107 (2-3 negative, spurious comments about snapchat) [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11075336 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11075336 (about 33-33-33 of completely dismissive, completely bewildered, and then simply trying as hard as they can to explain to the previous two groups) [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11778392 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11778392 (I honestly didn't want to continue doing this simply to explain my perception) [4] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9606984 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9606984 (This was actually my first comment on Hacker News :) Hopefully this one won't be my last...) edited formatting of the links
- nkurz 10y ago
  Many of your comments are great --- including this one --- but the one Dan marked off-topic was not. I don't know if it was actually off-topic, but it made a sweeping generalization and wasn't a high-quality comment. I read through the threads you linked here, and I didn't see much evidence that 40-somethings were complaining about Snapchat's interface. There were many people who were bemused and confused by it's popularity, but I didn't see any clear correlation with age. So I think Dan was right to consider your "oogle of 40 somethings complaining about how useless and unintuitive it is" to be a spurious putdown. I think your "first" comment makes the same point about Snapchat's utility, but in a more acceptable manner. So please keep posting other comments, even controversial ones, but if possible avoid such generalizations unless they are well-supported and central to your argument.
  - roninb 10y ago
    Thanks for helping me understand both of your viewpoints. I can definitely see how that comment can be seen as spurious now and will try to avoid those sweeping generalizations.
swiley 10y ago
I'm 21 and I don't get it, I don't think it's an age thing but a personality thing.