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> But this: "typical Google cancelling a product" is still an important message. But it's one that appears with such regularity in HN comments that it drowns o
by andybak 7y ago
> But this: "typical Google cancelling a product" is still an important message.
But it's one that appears with such regularity in HN comments that it drowns out all other discussion.
I've frequently seen otherwise interesting posts related to Google derailed into yet another pile on - or even worse full of people that think they are being witty by posting "how soon before it's cancelled?"
- callalex 7y agoYou’re interpereting it as someone being witty, but consider that people have legitimate concerns and are supplying mountains of concrete evidence for their position.
- andybak 7y agoI wasn't disputing the validity of their complaint. That's orthogonal to being unfunny through repetition.
- ghusbands 7y agoClaiming that them saying it is them thinking they are being witty is disputing the validity of their complaint.
- andybak 7y agoFor example: I could constantly remark on the current bad weather using an unfunny joke. Somebody could complain about my terrible sense of humour without implying it was actually lovely outside.
- ghusbands 7y agoYou're still claiming that people are saying it just to be witty/funny. They aren't. It is a legitimate concern that people should be informed of, if they aren't aware.
- andybak 7y ago> You're still claiming that people are saying it just to be witty/funny. You see that word "just" in there? That's the bit I disagree with. It is possible to both agree with someone and dislike how they express themselves.
- callalex 7y agoHacker News is not a person, and you will only drive yourself insane if you treat a conversation with a collective like it is a person.
- buzzerbetrayed 7y ago> people that think they are being witty by posting "how soon before it's cancelled?" I legitimately don't think most people are trying to be funny when they say things like this. I think they feel (as I feel) that it's not worthing becoming reliant on Google's new fancy products, because there is a high likelihood they stop working in a few short years.
- ajross 7y ago> But it's one that appears with such regularity in HN comments that it drowns out all other discussion. See, for example, the second ranked subthread in this very story, from a user who apparently thinks this change is going to brick all Chromebooks; and the flood of responses talking about things like refund policy drowning out the tiny handful of comments pointing out that this the premise was a complete misunderstanding of what is happening. HN can't rationally talk about Google any more. It's kind of depressing.
- jdminhbg 7y ago> HN can't rationally talk about Google any more. It's kind of depressing. Unfortunately, it's not the only company where threads turn into this. Every Apple product thread is about removing the headphone jack (still), every Amazon thread is about counterfeit products someone bought. There are others.