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> If someone gets riposted for their comments they ought to ask themselves, what am I doing wrong? Not, what's wrong with the community. Have you ever seen THX
by matth 19y ago
> If someone gets riposted for their comments they ought to ask themselves, what am I doing wrong? Not, what's wrong with the community.
Have you ever seen THX 1138? It's a good movie.
In all seriousness... lets try to admit there are problems here. I lurk more than I post for simple fear of bothering someone's sensibilities. In fact, when I do post, I tend to generalize so I don't lose half my karma.
- ghiotion 19y ago> Have you ever seen THX 1138? I have. It's shocking to see Robert Duvall so young. I saw [Edit: not One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, but To Kill a Mockingbird -- duh] recently and I couldn't believe he was Bo Bradley. Anyway... I've found the people on here to be a bright group. Even when I post comments that get downvoted, I understand the reasons. Frankly, losing my karma doesn't bother me too much. As long as you can make your case intelligently, you'll be fine. For example, I made a comment defending spanking (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=127794 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=127794) which I knew wouldn't be a popular stance. However, my approach was measured and, even though the majority disagreed, the comment itself wasn't viciously downvoted. The internet tends to distort one's sense of humanity. The bulk of the people out there are reasonable, the existence of 4chan notwithstanding.
- matth 19y agoI agree with you! However, I'll add the caveat that things tend to get a little crazy around YC application deadlines. My feeling is that some people seem to feel the need to 'fall in line' around that time.
- aston 19y agoBoo Radley
- mrtron 19y agoI just stared at the 'Bo Radley' for a minute and thought...isn't it 'Boo'? Or maybe just pronounced that way? You saved me looking it up :)