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Yeah, well, good thing we have OpenBazaar so that people like you won't be able to keep me from exercising my freedom to use a real manly brush to do a real man

Yeah, well, good thing we have OpenBazaar so that people like you won't be able to keep me from exercising my freedom to use a real manly brush to do a real manly job. I'm sure that really offends you, but I'm no snowflake. I can make my own bristle material decisions for my self and on behalf of everyone I cook for./s

mrhappyunhappy 9y ago
You ruined it with /s
- gpvos 9y ago
  Actually he saved it.
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  - firefistace77 9y ago
    I don't know, it's my opinion, but I feel like the /s trend/adaptation has ruined a lot of the jokes for me by being overly explicit and not leaving any ambiguity...where is the fun in that :P
    - gpvos 9y ago
      I think on HN the need for clarity is seen as more important than having fun, because misunderstandings can do more damage than fun can create pleasure. This unfortunately limits the number of meta-levels (or ambiguity) you can use in jokes or sarcasm. But I guess it's worth the tradeoff. And actually with a bit of effort you can often have both.
      - bookofjoe 9y ago
        HN quote of the year IMHO: "I think on HN the need for clarity is seen as more important than having fun..."
        lovemenot 9y ago
        2018 is still only 1/4 through.
    - latexr 9y ago
      I also understood it as a joke before I reached the `/s`, but not everyone might’ve. Case in point, there’s another post on this thread[1] where another joke (as I see it) was made and the first reply is someone taking it seriously. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16708477 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16708477
cgmg 9y ago
> to use a real manly brush to do a real manly job What does manliness have to do with this?
- mirimir 9y ago
  Because men were stereotypically more likely to do risky physical stuff. Especially if it's stupidly funny. But of course, that's less so now in many cultures, as women grow up feeling more freedom to Darwin out. > Unintentional injuries are the #3 leading cause of death among men, but it is #6 for women. This is probably due to the fact that men are much more prone to saying things like, "Hold my beer, and watch this." Also, men tend to work in more dangerous professions where being killed on the job is a possibility. https://www.acsh.org/news/2017/04/20/top-10-causes-death-arent-same-men-and-women-11169 https://www.acsh.org/news/2017/04/20/top-10-causes-death-are...

mrhappyunhappy 9y ago

You ruined it with /s

gpvos 9y ago
Actually he saved it.
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- firefistace77 9y ago
  I don't know, it's my opinion, but I feel like the /s trend/adaptation has ruined a lot of the jokes for me by being overly explicit and not leaving any ambiguity...where is the fun in that :P
  - gpvos 9y ago
    I think on HN the need for clarity is seen as more important than having fun, because misunderstandings can do more damage than fun can create pleasure. This unfortunately limits the number of meta-levels (or ambiguity) you can use in jokes or sarcasm. But I guess it's worth the tradeoff. And actually with a bit of effort you can often have both.
    - bookofjoe 9y ago
      HN quote of the year IMHO: "I think on HN the need for clarity is seen as more important than having fun..."
      - lovemenot 9y ago
        2018 is still only 1/4 through.
  - latexr 9y ago
    I also understood it as a joke before I reached the `/s`, but not everyone might’ve. Case in point, there’s another post on this thread[1] where another joke (as I see it) was made and the first reply is someone taking it seriously. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16708477 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16708477

cgmg 9y ago

> to use a real manly brush to do a real manly job What does manliness have to do with this?

mirimir 9y ago
Because men were stereotypically more likely to do risky physical stuff. Especially if it's stupidly funny. But of course, that's less so now in many cultures, as women grow up feeling more freedom to Darwin out. > Unintentional injuries are the #3 leading cause of death among men, but it is #6 for women. This is probably due to the fact that men are much more prone to saying things like, "Hold my beer, and watch this." Also, men tend to work in more dangerous professions where being killed on the job is a possibility. https://www.acsh.org/news/2017/04/20/top-10-causes-death-arent-same-men-and-women-11169 https://www.acsh.org/news/2017/04/20/top-10-causes-death-are...