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When someone makes one of these cancerous ironic joke comments, responding in earnest is a good way to remind people of the culture here.
by jshevek 6y ago
When someone makes one of these cancerous ironic joke comments, responding in earnest is a good way to remind people of the culture here.
- khazhoux 6y agoTo me the comment was neither cancerous nor ironic. We don't need to excise all humor from our discussions on HN. Humor itself isn't a problem -- though of course no joke appeals to all people.
- jshevek 6y ago>We don't need to excise all humor from our discussions on HN. This isn't really relevant here, unless you are trying to create a strawman or frame this as a false dilemma of extremes. You can have a sense of humor while also keeping the conversation substantive. [Edit: Assuming solar is correct: ] Comments like the above are cancer when they inspire more of the same, and not long ago would have been appropriately dis-incentivized by the community. [And if solar turns out to be wrong, then replying in earnest is still a good response.]