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People here don't really like the word autodidactic. Try and keep it to a fifth grade level. Just a heads up.

• rokhayakebe 18y ago
  "People here don't really like the word autodidactic". What fact do you have to back your statement? When you are dealing with a community you should be careful when saying "People here". "Try and keep it to a fifth grade level". Now why would you insult someone intelligence when they reach out to others for their opinions, and help.
  • eru 18y ago
    We had a discussion about 'autodidact' and 'self-learner' a while back. Perhaps he was referring to that.
  • yummyfajitas 18y ago
    I believe he is referring to this thread. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=198809 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=198809
  • LPTS 18y ago
    I wasn't insulting the intelligence of the guy reaching out for help, I was insulting the intelligence of the fraction of the YC membership that thinks autodidactic is pretentious.