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I'm a big fan of Rust, and seeing that Carmack writes it gives me warm fuzzy feelings. But this link is mostly content-free, and I don't think it's the type of
by mastax 8y ago
I'm a big fan of Rust, and seeing that Carmack writes it gives me warm fuzzy feelings.
But this link is mostly content-free, and I don't think it's the type of link that inspires useful discussion. I wish that HN had downvotes on posts, though I suppose it uses several other methods.
- tbodt 8y agoFlags are roughly equivalent to downvotes.
- scabarott 8y agoHuh? Maybe the headline is content-free, but the tweet it links and reply tweet could be useful esp for someone on the fence about Rust, and not just because of the person replying
- yodon 8y agoReading your comment 42 minutes later your fear that it would not inspire useful discussion appears to be demonstrably unfounded. Flagging a post out of fear of what might be said in response to the article is the aspect of HN culture I find least admirable. Flagging a post is not the same as downvoting. Flagging amounts to "I believe this article should not be read by anyone from HN" because a fully flagged Article (flagged by more than one person) removes the source link from view. That's a pretty serious statement to feel you can make on behalf of all the other readers of HN, and should be used only with the greatest of care.