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Astrology is based on the notion of "fixed stars" which we now know to be false. The stars we see in the sky are just some of the 100 thousand million in our ga
by xwowsersx 7y ago
Astrology is based on the notion of "fixed stars" which we now know to be false. The stars we see in the sky are just some of the 100 thousand million in our galaxy and our galaxy is just one of 100 billion galaxies. That being the case, the idea that these particular stars should have any special meaning is demonstrably absurd. That being the case, how do you justify indulging peoples' search for meaning by using a false system which drives them away from reality?
- fortran77 7y agoHey! Haskell jobs are hard to come by. You should be grateful.
- xwowsersx 7y agoI'm a Haskell enthusiast, but I will not be grateful for any job no matter what language is used when the product aims to pull on peoples' emotions and create a false sense of security. I suppose by your logic, we ought to be grateful if some predatory lender was using Haskell and had jobs available.
- tylfin 7y agoOpinions on Astrology aside: > Commenters: please don't reply to job posts to complain about something. It's off topic here.
- dang 7y agoPlease don't. This is egregiously off topic and, as tylfin points out, breaks the rules. We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22226855 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22226855.
- xwowsersx 7y agoI understand and will refrain from doing so in the future. Separately, I think it is worth having a discussion about whether some job postings are inappropriate for HN (e.g. companies which spread misinformation, etc). I have a hard time believing the HN job postings are really an "anything goes" situation, but I could be wrong (I hope I'm not).