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> Here... it's a relatively polite reply explaining why I'm wrong I've never found this. It's generally a three hundred word roundabout way of saying "You're a
by iikoolpp 7y ago
> Here... it's a relatively polite reply explaining why I'm wrong
I've never found this. It's generally a three hundred word roundabout way of saying "You're an idiot" to fit in the faux civility guidelines.
- martin_a 7y agoYes. Somehow you have to play along, otherwise someone will point out that "non-substantial comments are not welcome here". Point is: Sarcasm works best when writing somewhat snarky. But probably most HN readers don't understand sarcasm and that's the problem. (See what I did there?)
- SubuSS 7y agoI have always been curious about this: Are you for real saying you can take an "You're an idiot" comment with the same equanimity as the 300 word option? Email/Forums etc already loses a ton of context. Merge that with semi-anonymity - I don't know how you can do it better with a short form answer. IOW - Your comment is ignorant :D