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Maybe I'm hideously naive for believing the entire HN crowd might have been a little more straightforward and mature in explaining why putting emails in their p

Maybe I'm hideously naive for believing the entire HN crowd might have been a little more straightforward and mature in explaining why putting emails in their profiles isn't something they choose to do, rather than pulling this kind of stuff. I mean, point proven but come on, does HN also have to become a space filled with opportunistic trolls?

whalesalad 7y ago
My profile has been untouched for a long time. Suddenly I’m getting not just spam, but “thank you for signing up for XYZ mailing list” messages. It’s totally not a coincidence and yes it’s trolls. Doesn’t bug me. I don’t get any notifications for emails. I select them all at once, mark spam, and continue on with my day. I won’t remove my email address because there are definitely times where I want people to be able to contact me if they’re interested in doing so. It’s really just a bummer to see that there are so many angsty individuals out there who have no better outlet for their energy.
- thicknavyrain 7y ago
  I agree this kind of trolling is pretty weird and disheartening, but as an added example of hilarity, mere minutes after my comment and yours, someone just tried to sign you up to _my_ newsletter (presumably against your will). I'm amazed.
bulatb 7y ago
There's a kind of just-world moralizing people do that's like victim-blaming on steroids. Normal victim-blaming says if you do X, and you're aware that doing it exposes you to being hurt by someone choosing to do Y, it's pretty much your fault if they do Y and you get hurt. Here on HN, what I've seen repeatedly is people not just blaming you for Y but also feeling fully justified in making sure Y happens, even if it otherwise wouldn't. IME that kind of thinking comes from a particular worldview that's disproportionately common here.

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Maybe I'm hideously naive for believing the entire HN crowd might have been a little more straightforward and mature in explaining why putting emails in their p

by thicknavyrain 7y ago

whalesalad 7y ago
My profile has been untouched for a long time. Suddenly I’m getting not just spam, but “thank you for signing up for XYZ mailing list” messages. It’s totally not a coincidence and yes it’s trolls. Doesn’t bug me. I don’t get any notifications for emails. I select them all at once, mark spam, and continue on with my day. I won’t remove my email address because there are definitely times where I want people to be able to contact me if they’re interested in doing so. It’s really just a bummer to see that there are so many angsty individuals out there who have no better outlet for their energy.
- thicknavyrain 7y ago
  I agree this kind of trolling is pretty weird and disheartening, but as an added example of hilarity, mere minutes after my comment and yours, someone just tried to sign you up to _my_ newsletter (presumably against your will). I'm amazed.
bulatb 7y ago
There's a kind of just-world moralizing people do that's like victim-blaming on steroids. Normal victim-blaming says if you do X, and you're aware that doing it exposes you to being hurt by someone choosing to do Y, it's pretty much your fault if they do Y and you get hurt. Here on HN, what I've seen repeatedly is people not just blaming you for Y but also feeling fully justified in making sure Y happens, even if it otherwise wouldn't. IME that kind of thinking comes from a particular worldview that's disproportionately common here.