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And this gets a downvote why ?

• stanleydrew 16y ago
  From the guidelines: "Resist complaining about being downmodded. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading." http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
• edanm 16y ago
  I disliked the comment as well. But I honestly think it's not as bad as you make it out to be. Remember, Paul Carr basically makes a living talking about himself, including talking (at length) about his antics, especially while drinking. He also publicly announced his decision to stop drinking, and brings it up quite a lot. I wouldn't go around referring to him as an ex-alcoholic, especially not in such a way, but Paul Carr has definitely made discussions of the subject relevant to more people than his immediate family.
• joe_the_user 16y ago
  We should resist to the temptation to let "crapiness" be a regular part of our vocabulary.