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I am confused by the immediateness of this going to the top of HN, it seems to lack any real substance. As others have said, people don't call themselves 'rock
by eof 16y ago
I am confused by the immediateness of this going to the top of HN, it seems to lack any real substance.
As others have said, people don't call themselves 'rock stars' and 'ninjas', people look for them. Beyond that, using the definition that refers to the traditional use of the words rather than the idiosyncratic ones to show you don't want a 'ninja' or 'rockstar' is so fucking cheap it hurts.
- jlujan 16y agoI think the expediency by which it arrived at the top might possibly be indicative of how many people have exactly the same sentiment. Possibly we were all just waiting for some one to say it first. Put our disdain for the phrase in text.
- scott_s 16y agoExcept I've heard the sentiment expressed on HN for years.
- TristanKromer 16y agoI agree on the no substance part....and I wrote it. Was very shocked that this post got any traction and now I'm curious about it from a sociology / marketing point of view.