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what exactly is the problem with a little levity once in a while?
by throwlaplace 7y ago
what exactly is the problem with a little levity once in a while?
- dang 7y agoThe problem is that people overestimate how funny their jokes are, and that sort of internet humor grows like kudzu. Particularly non-obvious witticisms do well on HN. They're just rare. https://hn.algolia.com/?query=%227609289%22&dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?query=%227609289%22&dateRange=all&pa...
- throwlaplace 7y agothe serious subs on Reddit seem to have no issues with this at all (r/math, r/programming, r/physics, r/compsci). I don't know why you think it would inevitably devolve into just noise. and on the contrary the atmosphere of "nothing but business" around here is very often stifling.