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(In case you're wondering -- you're likely being downvoted for calling the parent 'Broseph' -- it's a bit of a pejorative, which is uncalled for in HN's mostly

(In case you're wondering -- you're likely being downvoted for calling the parent 'Broseph' -- it's a bit of a pejorative, which is uncalled for in HN's mostly civil discourse)

mav3rick 8y ago
I thought it was funny. Why do people get upset so easily.
- justAnotherNET 8y ago
  Lifelong exposure to petrochemical derived endocrine disruptors causing low-T, on a societal scale.
- jlrubin 8y ago
  Don't shoot the messenger!
- shard972 8y ago
  Yea i don't get it either, I have heard broseph used in a friendly way between mostly lower-middle class people in Australia.
  - diN0bot 8y ago
    who are white men? it's weird to be called a white male name if you're not. not upsetting just presumptuous. what if people started calling you rachel in a friendly way? sure it's friend... still feels weird and out of place... and ultimately unnecessary if you're actually trying to be friendly.
    - mav3rick 8y ago
      These are people posting here not robots.
- jagannathtech 8y ago
  Welcome to 2019
matz1 8y ago
Or simply you can ignore the downvote.
anonytrary 8y ago
This is gatekeeping at best. Pejoratives are fine on HN as long as they're accompanied with something of substance. Comments like "bro this is dumb" are in a whole different class than comments like "bro here's how it works: <actual information>". Downvoting something of substance on HN because you dislike informal jargon is really silly if you think about it. I'd like to think he got downvoted because his information was wrong (which it might be, I'm not sure, as I am not an authority on taxes).
- jlrubin 8y ago
  From the guidelines https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html : Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say face-to-face. Don't be snarky. Comments should get more civil and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3." I'm not really sure what 'gatekeeping' is in this context, but I think that it is closest to calling names/snarky. For what it's worth, the tax information is more or less accurate to the best of my knowledge.
  - anonytrary 8y ago
    > "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3." Alright, you got me, they do say that in the rules after all. But, I still don't think "broseph" is bad. People call each other bro(seph) in real life all the time and it's usually a synonym for "dude", "hey", "listen". I'd say OP was going for a funny comment rather than a derisive one.
scarejunba 8y ago
Huh, I’ve only ever used it as a friendly “dude...” equivalent. Well, TIL. Thanks for the info.

(In case you're wondering -- you're likely being downvoted for calling the parent 'Broseph' -- it's a bit of a pejorative, which is uncalled for in HN's mostly civil discourse)

mav3rick 8y ago

I thought it was funny. Why do people get upset so easily.

justAnotherNET 8y ago
Lifelong exposure to petrochemical derived endocrine disruptors causing low-T, on a societal scale.
jlrubin 8y ago
Don't shoot the messenger!
shard972 8y ago
Yea i don't get it either, I have heard broseph used in a friendly way between mostly lower-middle class people in Australia.
- diN0bot 8y ago
  who are white men? it's weird to be called a white male name if you're not. not upsetting just presumptuous. what if people started calling you rachel in a friendly way? sure it's friend... still feels weird and out of place... and ultimately unnecessary if you're actually trying to be friendly.
  - mav3rick 8y ago
    These are people posting here not robots.
jagannathtech 8y ago
Welcome to 2019

matz1 8y ago

Or simply you can ignore the downvote.

anonytrary 8y ago

This is gatekeeping at best. Pejoratives are fine on HN as long as they're accompanied with something of substance. Comments like "bro this is dumb" are in a whole different class than comments like "bro here's how it works: <actual information>". Downvoting something of substance on HN because you dislike informal jargon is really silly if you think about it. I'd like to think he got downvoted because his information was wrong (which it might be, I'm not sure, as I am not an authority on taxes).

jlrubin 8y ago
From the guidelines https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html : Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say face-to-face. Don't be snarky. Comments should get more civil and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3." I'm not really sure what 'gatekeeping' is in this context, but I think that it is closest to calling names/snarky. For what it's worth, the tax information is more or less accurate to the best of my knowledge.
- anonytrary 8y ago
  > "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3." Alright, you got me, they do say that in the rules after all. But, I still don't think "broseph" is bad. People call each other bro(seph) in real life all the time and it's usually a synonym for "dude", "hey", "listen". I'd say OP was going for a funny comment rather than a derisive one.

scarejunba 8y ago

Huh, I’ve only ever used it as a friendly “dude...” equivalent. Well, TIL. Thanks for the info.