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Sorry this is off-topic, but I really dislike the overuse of the word "disingenuous" in tech discussions. It means you think the person is being insincere or d
by haberman 10y ago
Sorry this is off-topic, but I really dislike the overuse of the word "disingenuous" in tech discussions. It means you think the person is being insincere or duplicitous in what they are saying. It's much more likely that they just have a different opinion than you.
Questioning a person's sincerity is unproductive and usually unnecessary. It makes discussions needlessly personal and unpleasant.
- elastic_church 10y agoyeah but it was used correctly though I sometimes say 'cognitively negligent' as a synonym, but for retarded.
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- baldfat 10y ago> It means you think the person is being insincere or duplicitous in what they are saying. That was exactly what I meant to say. I felt that he was making presenting a positive spin on a tech company he likes. Anyone that spins a story that they know they are spinning are being "disingenuous" to themselves.
- haberman 10y agoSomeone could just as easily say you are presenting a negative spin on a tech company you dislike. It doesn't make for very interesting or productive discussion.
- baldfat 10y ago> It doesn't make for very interesting or productive discussion. So what your saying is Hacker News isn't interesting when two biggish names leave a company for other companies? Some of us think it is significant. The reply was someone talking about my disuse of an english word. I replied that was exactly what I intended to use. I can't seem to figure out if your defending another person or attacking me or both/neither.