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Comments like this seem reasonable, but are part of how insanely toxic the community on HN is. People don't see it as toxic because they are either used to comb
by ryanobjc 9y ago
Comments like this seem reasonable, but are part of how insanely toxic the community on HN is. People don't see it as toxic because they are either used to combative or are ok with insulting dismissivity as long as it isn't pointed towards themselves.
It gets tiring however, and that kind of attitude gets you edged out of many companies - rightfully so!
- dang 9y agoI don't agree that the HN community is 'insanely toxic', and have the sense that exaggerating the problem like that contributes to the problem. Many users who make this complaint also post their own share of examples of it. In other words the problem is partly unconscious. Pointing the finger at other people ("HN") takes us a step further from a solution. Certainly it is a major concern, one we spend a lot of time on. But every public internet community of any size is at least this bad, no? and there are also many good qualities here. Let's not make the mistake of failing to take care of what we have because of its bad qualities.
- jbob2000 9y agoInsanely toxic? Are you joking? This is the cleanest message board I've ever seen.