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You're right, we should never ever do the right thing and just live in fear.

by ryguytilidie 10y ago

x0x0 10y ago
It is easy to be generous with other people's time and money, yes.
- wpietri 10y ago
  Exactly. It strikes me as the same sort of entitlement dynamic that so many open source project maintainers face. "You gave me a free thing? Well it's wrong and you should give me a much better free thing. For free!" I don't mind people wanting things. We all want things. But I think it's a problem when that crosses the line into expectation or demand.
  - ryguytilidie 10y ago
    Where exactly do you believe I "demanded" anything? I simply mocked YOUR demand (funny how this ended in me getting criticized for being demanding...) if someone dare even ask who these founders are, they must give her a six figure sum...
    - wpietri 10y ago
      I did not in fact demand anything. I said explained a way that people could make whistleblowers more comfortable if they really wanted more information public.
      - ryguytilidie 10y ago
        Okay, great. Thanks for the contribution in telling anyone that if they want to know information they should offer a stranger six figures. Great contribution. I was clearly wrong.
        wpietri 10y ago
        You have really gotten the gist of my point. Good job, random anonymous internet dude. I am so relieved to finally be appreciated.
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gotrecruit 10y ago
nah you're right, we should all be generous and give all YOUR money and things away. not our stuff though, we wanna keep those. let's just give away YOUR money.
- ryguytilidie 10y ago
  I know that this is hackernews and being super obtuse and snarky trumps logic at all times, but uhhhh, where exactly do you believe I implied other people should be giving their money away?
  - wpietri 10y ago
    You appear to believe that Penny Kim should have named names. That would have increased her risk of a lawsuit. Lawsuits are expensive. Ergo, if you argue for her naming names, you believe she should be willing to spend a lot of money on what you want.

You're right, we should never ever do the right thing and just live in fear.

x0x0 10y ago

It is easy to be generous with other people's time and money, yes.

wpietri 10y ago
Exactly. It strikes me as the same sort of entitlement dynamic that so many open source project maintainers face. "You gave me a free thing? Well it's wrong and you should give me a much better free thing. For free!" I don't mind people wanting things. We all want things. But I think it's a problem when that crosses the line into expectation or demand.
- ryguytilidie 10y ago
  Where exactly do you believe I "demanded" anything? I simply mocked YOUR demand (funny how this ended in me getting criticized for being demanding...) if someone dare even ask who these founders are, they must give her a six figure sum...
  - wpietri 10y ago
    I did not in fact demand anything. I said explained a way that people could make whistleblowers more comfortable if they really wanted more information public.
    - ryguytilidie 10y ago
      Okay, great. Thanks for the contribution in telling anyone that if they want to know information they should offer a stranger six figures. Great contribution. I was clearly wrong.
      - wpietri 10y ago
        You have really gotten the gist of my point. Good job, random anonymous internet dude. I am so relieved to finally be appreciated.
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gotrecruit 10y ago

nah you're right, we should all be generous and give all YOUR money and things away. not our stuff though, we wanna keep those. let's just give away YOUR money.

ryguytilidie 10y ago
I know that this is hackernews and being super obtuse and snarky trumps logic at all times, but uhhhh, where exactly do you believe I implied other people should be giving their money away?
- wpietri 10y ago
  You appear to believe that Penny Kim should have named names. That would have increased her risk of a lawsuit. Lawsuits are expensive. Ergo, if you argue for her naming names, you believe she should be willing to spend a lot of money on what you want.