6 ms·

I read this earlier today. https://beta.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-san-francisco-broke-americas-heart/2019/05/21/ef9a0ac0-70ea-11e9-9eb4-0828f538901

I read this earlier today. https://beta.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-san-francisco-broke-americas-heart/2019/05/21/ef9a0ac0-70ea-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html?outputType=amp https://beta.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-san-fran... It made me think that a lot of the hatred towards the changing landscape of SF is really just generational warfare. Older, established generations seem to resent the few millennials who have managed to eek out a halfway decent living for themselves despite everything. Edit: I don’t think it’s intentional, but it’s unavoidable that complaints about “our city’s culture is changing” really come down to “our generation’s culture was better than your generation’s culture.”

dang 7y ago
If you're going to comment about generational warfare, please don't propagate it while doing so. That just leads to more resentment and makes discussion less interesting.
- toiletfuneral 7y ago
  I guess we know which side you're on
  - dang 7y ago
    That's a more common response than you might think!
- fuckyooouuu 7y ago
  Shut the fuck up, asshole. You are waste of fucking time.
- DenisM 7y ago
  Can you explain the reprimand? To me baron816 comment reads perfectly reasonable. The subject is hot, but the delivery seems ok?
  - dang 7y ago
    The comment assigns all the resentment to one side and all the difficulty to the other. When you describe a conflict that way, you're subtly perpetuating it. When someone with the opposing identification runs into such a comment, inevitably they feel that their side has been excluded or treated unfairly. Then they feel compelled to respond in kind, leading to flamewar which we're trying to avoid here.
- rinchik 7y ago
  Off-topic, but in reference to one of the dead comments in this thread, can't help but noticing that HN became a subject to a heavy trolling. After seeing Twitter-like interactions here, wondering if there are any built-in tools to prevent HN from becoming as an aggressive and uncivil as Twitter? I mean aside from manual flagging? Also curious what led to this. HN seems to be very constructive and pretty boring to attract a Twitter-like action.
  - seangrant 7y ago
    Extreme moderation that makes conversation as boring as possible. That's how subreddits like /r/science stay sane.
    - deleted 7y ago
      [deleted]
  - dang 7y ago
    It's not a new development. Such comments have been around HN for a long time. They ebb and flow. Being [dead] seems enough for them.
deleted 7y ago
[deleted]

dang 7y ago

If you're going to comment about generational warfare, please don't propagate it while doing so. That just leads to more resentment and makes discussion less interesting.

toiletfuneral 7y ago
I guess we know which side you're on
- dang 7y ago
  That's a more common response than you might think!
fuckyooouuu 7y ago
Shut the fuck up, asshole. You are waste of fucking time.
DenisM 7y ago
Can you explain the reprimand? To me baron816 comment reads perfectly reasonable. The subject is hot, but the delivery seems ok?
- dang 7y ago
  The comment assigns all the resentment to one side and all the difficulty to the other. When you describe a conflict that way, you're subtly perpetuating it. When someone with the opposing identification runs into such a comment, inevitably they feel that their side has been excluded or treated unfairly. Then they feel compelled to respond in kind, leading to flamewar which we're trying to avoid here.
rinchik 7y ago
Off-topic, but in reference to one of the dead comments in this thread, can't help but noticing that HN became a subject to a heavy trolling. After seeing Twitter-like interactions here, wondering if there are any built-in tools to prevent HN from becoming as an aggressive and uncivil as Twitter? I mean aside from manual flagging? Also curious what led to this. HN seems to be very constructive and pretty boring to attract a Twitter-like action.
- seangrant 7y ago
  Extreme moderation that makes conversation as boring as possible. That's how subreddits like /r/science stay sane.
  - deleted 7y ago
    [deleted]
- dang 7y ago
  It's not a new development. Such comments have been around HN for a long time. They ebb and flow. Being [dead] seems enough for them.

deleted 7y ago

[deleted]