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It was a flip, lighthearted comment and I thought that was pretty self-evident. But fine, I’ve deleted it.
by untog 7y ago
It was a flip, lighthearted comment and I thought that was pretty self-evident. But fine, I’ve deleted it.
- dang 7y agoFlip and lighthearted often comes across as snarky and ragey on the internet. Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear. The problem isn't just one comment, it's that you've been posting like this repeatedly. We need higher-quality, more thoughtful comments on HN. It's not enough to rage at someone who got more money than you think they deserve. That sort of thing damages the container by lowering signal/noise ratio and encouraging worse from others. I don't mean to pick on you personally at all—it's a systemic problem and lots of users unfortunately do it. But you've been here a long time and are a good user and we need people in that category to represent the values of the site.