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Why would good hackers find this article interesting? What do you find intellectually curious about it?

by muninn_ 10y ago

nkrisc 10y ago
Perhaps there are people here who have experienced this themselves? Also, the fact that it's being upvoted is evidence it's of interest to the community.
- 67726e 10y ago
  To play Devil's Advocate, there is no downvote option so it's hard to gauge just how much folks care about a given article.
  - nkrisc 10y ago
    If it isn't getting upvotes it will quickly fall off the front page. This whole thread is a bit silly.
  - afashglaksnhb 10y ago
    Once your karma goes over about 1000 you get a downvote on articles (not certain about the threshold).
    - detaro 10y ago
      No, you don't. Articles can't be downvoted, only comments.
      - afashglaksnhb 10y ago
        Weird I'm sure I've been able to downvote articles on an old profile.
- muninn_ 10y ago
  Ok sure. But instead of that experience we just have a very generalized article with some wild statistic. 40% of foreign students have no close friends? Really? It's a garbage article that somebody is posting for up votes.
  - BlackJack 10y ago
    Is there an alternative article you would recommend for this topic?
ch4s3 10y ago
For me it touches on some things I experienced in college/grad school. Moreover the idea of "adjustment fatigue" is an interesting idea, and an interesting way to think about interactions you have with people from different cultural backgrounds. Do you only work with people from your exact cultural background? I don't, so I find these things interesting. Especially working in open source I often run into situations where friction is caused by cultural misunderstanding.
- muninn_ 10y ago
  Sure, so how about a good article about it instead of this QZ garbage? Did you even read the article? Chinese student is used to always having one answer but in America there are ambiguous answers. Saudi student has to be around women and work with women. But it's different in Saudi Arabia Really? Oh wait I forgot I have to have a absolutely mind-blowing statistic. Like you won't even believe this statistic. Click here to find out what it is! It's like a more lengthy clickbait article targeted toward people like us. But it's just clickbait. Read for substance.
  - ch4s3 10y ago
    Of course I read it, I literally used the term "adjustment fatigue" from the end of the article. Yeah, the article is pretty thin, but it's an interesting topic that can promote an interesting conversation. If you don't like it, flag it and upvote something else or submit a better article.
    - muninn_ 10y ago
      I'm sorry, but none of your suggestions here are good solutions to this article problem. Speaking up and calling the article out, which is what I'm doing, is preferable. ""Please don't submit comments complaining that a submission is inappropriate for the site. If you think a story is spam or off-topic, flag it by clicking on its 'flag' link. If you think a comment is egregious, click on its timestamp to go to its page, then click 'flag' at the top. (Not all users see flag links; there's a small karma threshold.)"" The story isn't spam, or off-topic. It's bad. It's a really bad story that isn't worth reading. People are allowed to post things that are really stupid. I am allowed to point that out. Hopefully to save other people some time.
cpburns2009 10y ago
Didn't you get the memo? Anything that's anti-Trump, pro-immigration, or shows how repressed foreigners are in the U.S. must be relevant to hackers. Granted, this is one of the better articles of this nature.
- dropit_sphere 10y ago
  I'm about as shitlordy as it gets, and I'm glad this was on HN.
  - cpburns2009 10y ago
    While I did find the article interesting, I don't think it belongs here because it has nothing to due with technology.
    - deleted 10y ago
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shard 10y ago
This is an article pointing to the difficulties of culture hacking: i.e. assuming the culture of one that's non-native to you. As an American engineer working in an Asian country, it was interesting to me to hear about the difficulties in cultural adjustments going the other way. It was also interesting to read about the stories of other people whip have had similar experiences. Both give me ideas on how I can better bridge the cultural gap that I experience in my everyday life here.

Why would good hackers find this article interesting? What do you find intellectually curious about it?

by muninn_ 10y ago

Why would good hackers find this article interesting? What do you find intellectually curious about it?

Perhaps there are people here who have experienced this themselves? Also, the fact that it's being upvoted is evidence it's of interest to the community.

67726e 10y ago
To play Devil's Advocate, there is no downvote option so it's hard to gauge just how much folks care about a given article.
- nkrisc 10y ago
  If it isn't getting upvotes it will quickly fall off the front page. This whole thread is a bit silly.
- afashglaksnhb 10y ago
  Once your karma goes over about 1000 you get a downvote on articles (not certain about the threshold).
  - detaro 10y ago
    No, you don't. Articles can't be downvoted, only comments.
    - afashglaksnhb 10y ago
      Weird I'm sure I've been able to downvote articles on an old profile.
muninn_ 10y ago
Ok sure. But instead of that experience we just have a very generalized article with some wild statistic. 40% of foreign students have no close friends? Really? It's a garbage article that somebody is posting for up votes.
- BlackJack 10y ago
  Is there an alternative article you would recommend for this topic?

ch4s3 10y ago

For me it touches on some things I experienced in college/grad school. Moreover the idea of "adjustment fatigue" is an interesting idea, and an interesting way to think about interactions you have with people from different cultural backgrounds. Do you only work with people from your exact cultural background? I don't, so I find these things interesting. Especially working in open source I often run into situations where friction is caused by cultural misunderstanding.

muninn_ 10y ago
Sure, so how about a good article about it instead of this QZ garbage? Did you even read the article? Chinese student is used to always having one answer but in America there are ambiguous answers. Saudi student has to be around women and work with women. But it's different in Saudi Arabia Really? Oh wait I forgot I have to have a absolutely mind-blowing statistic. Like you won't even believe this statistic. Click here to find out what it is! It's like a more lengthy clickbait article targeted toward people like us. But it's just clickbait. Read for substance.
- ch4s3 10y ago
  Of course I read it, I literally used the term "adjustment fatigue" from the end of the article. Yeah, the article is pretty thin, but it's an interesting topic that can promote an interesting conversation. If you don't like it, flag it and upvote something else or submit a better article.
  - muninn_ 10y ago
    I'm sorry, but none of your suggestions here are good solutions to this article problem. Speaking up and calling the article out, which is what I'm doing, is preferable. ""Please don't submit comments complaining that a submission is inappropriate for the site. If you think a story is spam or off-topic, flag it by clicking on its 'flag' link. If you think a comment is egregious, click on its timestamp to go to its page, then click 'flag' at the top. (Not all users see flag links; there's a small karma threshold.)"" The story isn't spam, or off-topic. It's bad. It's a really bad story that isn't worth reading. People are allowed to post things that are really stupid. I am allowed to point that out. Hopefully to save other people some time.

cpburns2009 10y ago

Didn't you get the memo? Anything that's anti-Trump, pro-immigration, or shows how repressed foreigners are in the U.S. must be relevant to hackers. Granted, this is one of the better articles of this nature.

dropit_sphere 10y ago
I'm about as shitlordy as it gets, and I'm glad this was on HN.
- cpburns2009 10y ago
  While I did find the article interesting, I don't think it belongs here because it has nothing to due with technology.
  - deleted 10y ago
    [deleted]

shard 10y ago

This is an article pointing to the difficulties of culture hacking: i.e. assuming the culture of one that's non-native to you. As an American engineer working in an Asian country, it was interesting to me to hear about the difficulties in cultural adjustments going the other way. It was also interesting to read about the stories of other people whip have had similar experiences. Both give me ideas on how I can better bridge the cultural gap that I experience in my everyday life here.