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Needlessly harsh. This guy started his project way before current large scale energy storage was even being considered. He genuinely tried to do his best to min
by davedx 9y ago
Needlessly harsh. This guy started his project way before current large scale energy storage was even being considered. He genuinely tried to do his best to minimise his footprint.
It's so easy to read the story from the comfort of your chair and criticise, isn't it?
- hn_throwaway_99 9y agoJust commenting on the discourse - I actually agree with you that GP was needlessly harsh. That said, given that sentiment, your comment would have been a lot more effective if you left out your last sentence.
- colordrops 9y agoThe last sentence serves a purpose though. It urges the commenter to reflect on their own industriousness or lack thereof perhaps causing them to modify the standard by which they judge others.
- ImSkeptical 9y agoInsults tend to make the recipient defensive. If you want the commenter to rethink things, there's not much benefit in insults.
- colordrops 9y agoIt's hardly an insult though. You have to have at least the slightest thickness of skin to survive on the internet or to even just to practice self reflection.
- ImSkeptical 9y agoThere are two, not exclusive ideas here. First, when you are reading comments, you need a tough skin. I agree. Second, when writing comments, you can try not to be needlessly antagonistic. I hope you can agree with that.
- jodrellblank 9y agoIt's so easy to read the story from the comfort of your chair and criticise, isn't it? Yes, and often the validity of the criticism bears no relation at all to the comfort of the chair of the author. Weird, huh.