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Its clearly not a practical guide. It was also posted 16 hours ago and sunk without trace, presumably because nobody wanted to say 'this is stupid' incase it w

by ry_ry 8y ago

Its clearly not a practical guide. It was also posted 16 hours ago and sunk without trace, presumably because nobody wanted to say 'this is stupid' incase it was genius and they appeared thick. It is pretty stupid.

monadgonad 8y ago
I'm glad it was reposted, because I found it intriguing and inspiring for the reasons mentioned in the current top comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18282678 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18282678 It may not be _genius_, but I don't think it's stupid, and especially not because it's an artistic rather than practical guide.
- ry_ry 8y ago
  I dunno, if feels like an invitation to attach contextual meaning to a selection of random phrases. You could present this as a list of things ${profession} should know, and somebody somewhere would find it a refreshing thought experiment. I would question if those mental gymnastics reflect on the source, or on the individual who created the meaning? Without context its just a list of stuff with indeterminate intent - any artistry is the result of the reader willing it into existence.
  - galfarragem 8y ago
    Believe or not, this fits very well as the informal curriculum of my Masters degree in Architecture and is not random at all.
    - ry_ry 8y ago
      Outside of my area of expertise, so honestly I've got very little to contribute beyond a glib shitpost and some elaboration. I'm fully prepared to admit my ignorance here, but in the case of a masters surely the value comes from demonstrating your thought process is sound through review? Without those checks and measures is it not just mental masturbation?
bookofjoe 8y ago
>It was also posted 16 hours ago and sunk without trace OT you touch on something that's always puzzled me about HN, namely often something I posted days ago — that quickly disappeared into the ether — suddenly appears on the leaderboard posted by someone else with hundreds of points and comments. I just chalk it up to my bad karma.

by ry_ry 8y ago

monadgonad 8y ago

I'm glad it was reposted, because I found it intriguing and inspiring for the reasons mentioned in the current top comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18282678 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18282678 It may not be _genius_, but I don't think it's stupid, and especially not because it's an artistic rather than practical guide.

ry_ry 8y ago
I dunno, if feels like an invitation to attach contextual meaning to a selection of random phrases. You could present this as a list of things ${profession} should know, and somebody somewhere would find it a refreshing thought experiment. I would question if those mental gymnastics reflect on the source, or on the individual who created the meaning? Without context its just a list of stuff with indeterminate intent - any artistry is the result of the reader willing it into existence.
- galfarragem 8y ago
  Believe or not, this fits very well as the informal curriculum of my Masters degree in Architecture and is not random at all.
  - ry_ry 8y ago
    Outside of my area of expertise, so honestly I've got very little to contribute beyond a glib shitpost and some elaboration. I'm fully prepared to admit my ignorance here, but in the case of a masters surely the value comes from demonstrating your thought process is sound through review? Without those checks and measures is it not just mental masturbation?

bookofjoe 8y ago

>It was also posted 16 hours ago and sunk without trace OT you touch on something that's always puzzled me about HN, namely often something I posted days ago — that quickly disappeared into the ether — suddenly appears on the leaderboard posted by someone else with hundreds of points and comments. I just chalk it up to my bad karma.