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born and raised in michigan, lived all over the state. I hope i die here. This nerd doesn't know shit

cableshaft 9y ago
Michigan is very pretty, and has lots of nice areas, especially around Lake Michigan. I like to visit when I get the chance. I imagine the winters would be pretty rough there though. I live near Chicago and they get pretty bad here, usually.
- maxerickson 9y ago
  Outside the lake effect snow belts, the weather isn't all that different from Chicago, the lakes really moderate the cold. Most of Michigan stays warmer than Central Wisconsin or Minnesota. I guess a large area gets lake effect snow though.
Helloworldboy 9y ago
Grew up on the other side of the lake in WI. Feel the same way
TheAdamAndChe 9y ago
> This nerd doesn't know shit While you probably have a point, this isn't a very professional or productive way of expressing your opinion. edit: To those downvoting me, can you please explain why? Is "This nerd doesn't know shit" really the kind of dialog that we want to promote on this site?
- snerbles 9y ago
  It's merely a distilled reply to the academic masturbation that is this article.
- MrLeap 9y ago
  I didn't downvote you, but calling him out on his language is significantly less interesting than the thing the parent said. If your quote was the only thing he said you'd be right. I think the quote added a lot of context and information his message though. > born and raised in michigan, lived all over the state. I hope i die here. That statement on its own communicates he likes Michigan, has no interest in moving. > This nerd doesn't know shit Adding this sentence modifies my interpretation of the first. This guy _loves_ Michigan. He feels strongly about his community and the contents of the article offend him. We can nitpick the insult on the end or the language he used, but I think what he had to say about Michigan was "putting himself out there" a little bit that makes it harder to do. It didn't feel like trolling to me, felt like a genuine dude with genuine things to say.
  - TheAdamAndChe 9y ago
    > We can nitpick the insult on the end or the language he used, but I think what he had to say about Michigan was "putting himself out there" a little bit that makes it harder to do. I didn't say he was trolling. In fact, I said "While you probably have a point," emphasizing the fact that there may be a substantive post within the comment. However, it says in the Hacker News Guidelines[1], "Don't be snarky. Comments should get more civil and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive." His comment contained too much snark and not enough civility to be a productive post. If those kinds of comments are left to multiply, this site may lose its capacity for substantive, nuanced discussion of topics that many people disagree with. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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  - cgmg 9y ago
    > born and raised in michigan, lived all over the state. I hope i die here. You really think this adds "a lot of context and information" to his message? You must be joking. It's a knee-jerk reply consisting of two short sentences, not even properly capitalized. > This nerd doesn't know shit > felt like a genuine dude with genuine things to say. I think you're pulling my leg now.

Michigan is very pretty, and has lots of nice areas, especially around Lake Michigan. I like to visit when I get the chance. I imagine the winters would be pretty rough there though. I live near Chicago and they get pretty bad here, usually.

maxerickson 9y ago
Outside the lake effect snow belts, the weather isn't all that different from Chicago, the lakes really moderate the cold. Most of Michigan stays warmer than Central Wisconsin or Minnesota. I guess a large area gets lake effect snow though.

Helloworldboy 9y ago

Grew up on the other side of the lake in WI. Feel the same way

TheAdamAndChe 9y ago

> This nerd doesn't know shit While you probably have a point, this isn't a very professional or productive way of expressing your opinion. edit: To those downvoting me, can you please explain why? Is "This nerd doesn't know shit" really the kind of dialog that we want to promote on this site?

snerbles 9y ago
It's merely a distilled reply to the academic masturbation that is this article.
MrLeap 9y ago
I didn't downvote you, but calling him out on his language is significantly less interesting than the thing the parent said. If your quote was the only thing he said you'd be right. I think the quote added a lot of context and information his message though. > born and raised in michigan, lived all over the state. I hope i die here. That statement on its own communicates he likes Michigan, has no interest in moving. > This nerd doesn't know shit Adding this sentence modifies my interpretation of the first. This guy _loves_ Michigan. He feels strongly about his community and the contents of the article offend him. We can nitpick the insult on the end or the language he used, but I think what he had to say about Michigan was "putting himself out there" a little bit that makes it harder to do. It didn't feel like trolling to me, felt like a genuine dude with genuine things to say.
- TheAdamAndChe 9y ago
  > We can nitpick the insult on the end or the language he used, but I think what he had to say about Michigan was "putting himself out there" a little bit that makes it harder to do. I didn't say he was trolling. In fact, I said "While you probably have a point," emphasizing the fact that there may be a substantive post within the comment. However, it says in the Hacker News Guidelines[1], "Don't be snarky. Comments should get more civil and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive." His comment contained too much snark and not enough civility to be a productive post. If those kinds of comments are left to multiply, this site may lose its capacity for substantive, nuanced discussion of topics that many people disagree with. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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- cgmg 9y ago
  > born and raised in michigan, lived all over the state. I hope i die here. You really think this adds "a lot of context and information" to his message? You must be joking. It's a knee-jerk reply consisting of two short sentences, not even properly capitalized. > This nerd doesn't know shit > felt like a genuine dude with genuine things to say. I think you're pulling my leg now.