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This is a very mean thing to say. An unfortunate example of the sort of comment I have in mind when I say that while the articles on the frontpage of HN are ro
by pg 16y ago
This is a very mean thing to say. An unfortunate example of the sort of comment I have in mind when I say that while the articles on the frontpage of HN are roughly what they've always been, the comments are meaner. And worse still, it got net 18 upvotes.
Would you say this to someone if you were talking face to face? I hope not.
- adrianwaj 16y agoI don't agree. By the sounds of it, this person left Google, and is trying to convince herself and others it was the best move. "You left Google, to do what??" "You're crazy." Not offering a shoulder to cry on is not mean.
- ivankirigin 16y agofrom a 1019 day old account, too
- jedwhite 16y agoInterestingly, the account is not only 1000+ days, but the same user says their first account was banned: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2157137 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2157137 So chances are this was a mean commenter in the earlier days too. But it would seem back then it was unusual and unacceptable enough to get the account banned, whereas now the meanness is more common place. On balance though, as someone who lurked for a long time before signing up to contribute, it is still one of the most supportive communities anywhere that I've had any involvement with personally.