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Thanks! I didn’t even intend to have what I would call a “meta discussion.” I intended to express my opinion, but with a disclaimer that I recognize my opinion

by baddox 9y ago

Thanks! I didn’t even intend to have what I would call a “meta discussion.” I intended to express my opinion, but with a disclaimer that I recognize my opinion to be a gut reaction and that my mind is open.

jwdunne 9y ago
I think it's a useful discussion to be had. I think where you have put forward your feelings, there will be 10 or 20 more that don't feel they can for the same reason. Acquisitions are a genuine thing to fear when it's a service you know and love. I'd say the gut reaction is natural. I don't think this is a case of aquire the talent and dump the service, the worst possibility for service users, but there's always a risk Humble Bundle won't be the same due to corporate demands and undisclosed strategy behind it.
eropple 9y ago
With respect: given the way that HN works (and that's not bullshitting--you've been here even longer than me!), I think that any discussion that is remotely interesting or useful (or both) will be a "meta discussion". There is not much to say textually given the way current politics or belief systems are structured. There's no oatmeal-middle statement that actually means anything. And, to that end, I would not run away from the "meta discussion" as the original poster who led to it.
- baddox 9y ago
  I intended to spark a discussion about the expectations of this acquisition, rather than a discussion about the way we and our online communities react to news like this. Of course, this very comment clearly counts as both “meta discussion” and “meta meta discussion.” :)
  - eropple 9y ago
    But you get what I mean, yeah? Like, nobody has any interest in "the merits of the acquisition". It's all feels-based. It's whether you like conglomeration or not. (Spoilers: I don't, don't, don't!) To that end, your original question would totally sprout up the discussion it did. It couldn't not.
    - baddox 9y ago
      I wouldn’t say I’m inherently against conglomeration, except that that word has negative connotations. I have certainly at times been excited about companies I like getting acquired by other bigger companies I like, simply because of the vast resources that can be made available to the smaller company.

by baddox 9y ago

jwdunne 9y ago

I think it's a useful discussion to be had. I think where you have put forward your feelings, there will be 10 or 20 more that don't feel they can for the same reason. Acquisitions are a genuine thing to fear when it's a service you know and love. I'd say the gut reaction is natural. I don't think this is a case of aquire the talent and dump the service, the worst possibility for service users, but there's always a risk Humble Bundle won't be the same due to corporate demands and undisclosed strategy behind it.

eropple 9y ago

With respect: given the way that HN works (and that's not bullshitting--you've been here even longer than me!), I think that any discussion that is remotely interesting or useful (or both) will be a "meta discussion". There is not much to say textually given the way current politics or belief systems are structured. There's no oatmeal-middle statement that actually means anything. And, to that end, I would not run away from the "meta discussion" as the original poster who led to it.

baddox 9y ago
I intended to spark a discussion about the expectations of this acquisition, rather than a discussion about the way we and our online communities react to news like this. Of course, this very comment clearly counts as both “meta discussion” and “meta meta discussion.” :)
- eropple 9y ago
  But you get what I mean, yeah? Like, nobody has any interest in "the merits of the acquisition". It's all feels-based. It's whether you like conglomeration or not. (Spoilers: I don't, don't, don't!) To that end, your original question would totally sprout up the discussion it did. It couldn't not.
  - baddox 9y ago
    I wouldn’t say I’m inherently against conglomeration, except that that word has negative connotations. I have certainly at times been excited about companies I like getting acquired by other bigger companies I like, simply because of the vast resources that can be made available to the smaller company.