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It's really unfortunate how HN culture (awesome in most respects) forces you to use defensive phrases like "shameless plug" for sharing work that you are really
by dreamer7 7y ago
It's really unfortunate how HN culture (awesome in most respects) forces you to use defensive phrases like "shameless plug" for sharing work that you are really proud of and the community is proud of as well
- dang 7y agoThat's not an HN thing so much as an internet thing: https://www.google.com/search?ei=95VPXs6rG8_4-gSVzZuIBw&q=%22shameless+plug%22 https://www.google.com/search?ei=95VPXs6rG8_4-gSVzZuIBw&q=%2.... I wouldn't take the self-deprecating language literally. It's probably a useful signal. It communicates "I'm a genuine community member sharing my work with the community" in a way that is hard for spammers to replicate.