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>I spent the last 2 weeks doing nothing but reading reports, stats etc about the program to ensure I was able to get it for my team. Lots of people submitted wi
by hughw 7y ago
>I spent the last 2 weeks doing nothing but reading reports, stats etc about the program to ensure I was able to get it for my team. Lots of people submitted with a big bank and just waited accepting no updates, now are complaining after it is over.
Hi. Joe citizen here. Congratulations on your ability to work the system. I'm in the category you deprecate, just a loser needing my big bank to run interference for me and get us our $52k. Our business did not halt and allow me to devote full time to the endeavor. The future will be run by you.
- hughw 7y agoNothing like smug HN downvotes to reinforce the Darwinian message.
- tlrobinson 7y ago> Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- hughw 7y agoIt was more than a complaint about downvotes. It was an observation on an unflattering characteristic of parts of the HN community.
- kylebenzle 7y agoSmug people apparently don't like being called smug.
- streb-lo 7y agoYup. Absolute insanity that people think this is OK.