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"Wizardry" surrounded by "cult", "no highly visible projects" and "shortcomings", followed by unbacked focus on a particular national group reads more like "qua
by 9214 8y ago
"Wizardry" surrounded by "cult", "no highly visible projects" and "shortcomings", followed by unbacked focus on a particular national group reads more like "quackery" to me.
I get that meaning might be lost in translation, but also think that it's fair to assume the worst, esp. on an Internet forum.
- Spare_account 8y ago> [I] think that it's fair to assume the worst, esp. on an Internet forum. As per HackerNews Guidelines page [1]: Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- 9214 8y agoTouche.
- sevensor 8y ago> it's fair to assume the worst I, on the other hand, will upvote your comments because they add context to my own.
- ummonk 8y agoThis definitely seems like a language issue. “Wizardry” has a very positive connotation of using technical magic to achieve amazing results.