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Believe me, I've been aware for my whole life that I'm a "contrarian" but not in the way that gets upvotes and likes on the internet. I guess that's why I have
by brenden2 6y ago
Believe me, I've been aware for my whole life that I'm a "contrarian" but not in the way that gets upvotes and likes on the internet. I guess that's why I have no friends and nobody wants to be associated with me.
I used to think HN was a place where you could talk about the reality of the world, not the sensationalized or BS version. Maybe it once was, but it really isn't anymore. Nowadays YC uses HN as a way to shill their companies, and the average IQ of commenters seems to have reverted to the mean.
At least there's lobste.rs, which is a much better community now.
- gnusty_gnurc 6y agoAgreed on lobste.rs! (yet here we are)
- hyko 6y agoOh man. I feel strongly that you should be able to disagree with people and still be friends with them, so it sucks that you feel your views are isolating you. I guess I never thought of HN as a social network. You’ve got way higher karma than me, so many HNers are agreeing with what you have to say in general. Do you think you can’t talk about the real world anymore on HN? That’s not been my experience recently; I’ve made plenty of unpopular comments but people always seem willing to engage in debate. Never heard of lobste.rs, thanks for the link, I will check it out!
- Bendingo 6y ago> Maybe it once was, but it really isn't anymore > the average IQ of commenters seems to have reverted to the mean Absolutely (and sadly) 100% correct