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>It's also probably the only place left on the net where, from comments, I'll find out rapidly, and bluntly with citations, when I'm wrong (and, yes I'm often w
by qwertyuiop924 10y ago
>It's also probably the only place left on the net where, from comments, I'll find out rapidly, and bluntly with citations, when I'm wrong (and, yes I'm often wrong on the Internet!), usually learn something new on the topic, and sometimes talk with the guy who invented it. My ADHD brain loves the depth that side topics can get explored and being surrounded by people far cleverer than me
This is pretty much why I use HN at all: it doesn't make me feel smart, but I learn new, exciting things constantly.
- drieddust 10y ago> This is pretty much why I use HN at all: it doesn't make me feel smart, but I learn new, exciting things constantly. Thanks for articulating it so well.
- qwertyuiop924 10y ago...okay. You're welcome, I guess, but I'm not sure what's so hard about articulating it that makes doing so praiseworthy. Or were you just being nice? If so, that's totally fine, never mind.
- andrewflnr 10y agoTo paraphrase Mark Twain, the difference between the right phrasing and the almost right phrasing is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. We're here for the lightning.
- qwertyuiop924 10y ago...And that was totally the right phrasing. Thanks for explaning so well.
- tedmiston 10y ago^ Very similar for me. A good criticism that invites me to better understand a different viewpoint is worth a lot.
- qwertyuiop924 10y agoIt's worth more than any other type of comment, IMHO, save maybe construtive criticism. All that's left if you take those out is banal agreement, something some of the more aggressively PC communities out there don't realize, IMHO.