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Play poker, masturbate, play with my cat. Not at the same time.

by jawngee 16y ago

silentbicycle 16y ago
Thanks for dragging down a good conversation. Sheesh. Ladies and gentlemen, once you click "reply", you will see a flag button for individual comments. Use it responsibly.
- RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
  I used to think there was a HackerNews community, I used to think that I was a member of it, and I used to be proud to be such. Seeing this comment get downvoted and its parent upvoted with what I can only view as teenaged boys giggling over some smut, I see that there is no single, coherent community with a shared core of beliefs and standards. And maturity. It's a painful lesson.
  - points 16y ago
    The OP was an honest reply, and it's a good reply. No point being a prude. Q. What do you do to relax? A. Play poker, masturbate and play with my cat. What's the big deal here? All healthy fun activities to relax.
    - RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
      Then we disagree about what constitutes a "good reply". I won't convince you, you won't convince me, no point in discussing it further. I just think it's on par with children shouting "Bum!" at the top of their voices and thinking it's funny and clever.
      - points 16y ago
        Do you dispute that he answered the original question honestly and in a useful way? The fact he added a small joke afterward just adds charm. Lighten up a little ;) BUM!!!
        rw140 16y ago
        To me it makes it HN feel that little bit less welcoming. I may be being over-sensitive, but it makes me feel like I'm eavesdropping on a conversation I wasn't supposed to be part of. Although, heck, maybe he talks about masturbating in front of girls the whole time.
        SHOwnsYou 16y ago
        > "Although, heck, maybe he talks about masturbating in front of girls the whole time." To be fair, I don't know any guy that doesn't, while in the presence of women, talk about masturbating. Though I want to make it abundantly clear that I am not defending him from downvotes or suggesting people upvote him (I didn't).
  - jules 16y ago
    Like in the gym changing room there are three levels of maturity: 1. Giggling 2. Prudishness 3. Maturity
RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
I can't believe people on HackerNews are upvoting that comment. Does it really add that much to the conversation? In the time I've been here on HN I've come to this position. When I reply or submit, I like to consider a hypothetical someone in a year's time, mining HN comments for insight and information. I'd like to think that what I write has some use to the in context, and at the same time accurately reflects who I am now. And yes, the reply fits in that mould. In a year's time if someone came across that comment, I'd like them to know that I thought it peurile and unfunny, and I flagged it. Maybe I am just an old fart, but get off my lawn!
- points 16y ago
  > "Does it really add that much to the conversation?" Yes. It has 3 items that satisfy the requirement of relaxing.
- dime 16y ago
  Perhaps the real fear is the community degrading the way of Digg or Reddit? Personally, I chuckled at the comment. However the thought of HN being overrun by hordes of interwebz meme spitting, boob picture posting trolls did cross my mind. One thing that holds true for any community...don't feed the trolls.

Play poker, masturbate, play with my cat. Not at the same time.

by jawngee 16y ago

Play poker, masturbate, play with my cat. Not at the same time.

Thanks for dragging down a good conversation. Sheesh. Ladies and gentlemen, once you click "reply", you will see a flag button for individual comments. Use it responsibly.

RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
I used to think there was a HackerNews community, I used to think that I was a member of it, and I used to be proud to be such. Seeing this comment get downvoted and its parent upvoted with what I can only view as teenaged boys giggling over some smut, I see that there is no single, coherent community with a shared core of beliefs and standards. And maturity. It's a painful lesson.
- points 16y ago
  The OP was an honest reply, and it's a good reply. No point being a prude. Q. What do you do to relax? A. Play poker, masturbate and play with my cat. What's the big deal here? All healthy fun activities to relax.
  - RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
    Then we disagree about what constitutes a "good reply". I won't convince you, you won't convince me, no point in discussing it further. I just think it's on par with children shouting "Bum!" at the top of their voices and thinking it's funny and clever.
    - points 16y ago
      Do you dispute that he answered the original question honestly and in a useful way? The fact he added a small joke afterward just adds charm. Lighten up a little ;) BUM!!!
      - rw140 16y ago
        To me it makes it HN feel that little bit less welcoming. I may be being over-sensitive, but it makes me feel like I'm eavesdropping on a conversation I wasn't supposed to be part of. Although, heck, maybe he talks about masturbating in front of girls the whole time.
        SHOwnsYou 16y ago
        > "Although, heck, maybe he talks about masturbating in front of girls the whole time." To be fair, I don't know any guy that doesn't, while in the presence of women, talk about masturbating. Though I want to make it abundantly clear that I am not defending him from downvotes or suggesting people upvote him (I didn't).
- jules 16y ago
  Like in the gym changing room there are three levels of maturity: 1. Giggling 2. Prudishness 3. Maturity

RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago

I can't believe people on HackerNews are upvoting that comment. Does it really add that much to the conversation? In the time I've been here on HN I've come to this position. When I reply or submit, I like to consider a hypothetical someone in a year's time, mining HN comments for insight and information. I'd like to think that what I write has some use to the in context, and at the same time accurately reflects who I am now. And yes, the reply fits in that mould. In a year's time if someone came across that comment, I'd like them to know that I thought it peurile and unfunny, and I flagged it. Maybe I am just an old fart, but get off my lawn!

points 16y ago
> "Does it really add that much to the conversation?" Yes. It has 3 items that satisfy the requirement of relaxing.
dime 16y ago
Perhaps the real fear is the community degrading the way of Digg or Reddit? Personally, I chuckled at the comment. However the thought of HN being overrun by hordes of interwebz meme spitting, boob picture posting trolls did cross my mind. One thing that holds true for any community...don't feed the trolls.