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Why give away so much composure and relationship capital with a public shaming? Writing is a gift to subjective thoughts and emotions like these. And you can wr
by themodelplumber 6y ago
Why give away so much composure and relationship capital with a public shaming? Writing is a gift to subjective thoughts and emotions like these. And you can write, but mainly passionately? Don't stop with the soil. Get to the heart. This is what encrypted journals are for. Nobody needs to see your writing skill level, nobody's real-life experience is detonated by needlessly inflammatory words, and you get access to all the feelings and harsh thoughts you want, expressed until finally you break through the other side and start writing your own shit-free API.
- runawaybottle 6y agoSo, if I were to write in a private encrypted journal about a brogrammer that hates Dan Abramov, I’d have him risk public shaming (because he recently broke up with his girlfriend, or something awful like 50 karma lost for attacking a paragon) and reply to you with: ‘Yeah but I want Dan Abramov to know he stinks, don’t care if he works for a FAANG, can’t big O your way out of writing a sensible API’ Then I’d have him close the browser tab, and describe the trite emptiness of the act. So in so many words, at some point, you must say what you mean. Think Wells needed to let people know ‘hey, that Joyce guy kinda stinks’. Wish I could write better, I’d be writing those letters all day. Surprised Wells restricted himself to just one.
- dang 6y agoPersonal attacks will get you banned here. No more of this, please. Please stop posting unsubstantive comments and flamebait also. We've already had to ask you about this. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- vinceguidry 6y agoThe letter wasn't intended to be published, it was a personal letter that was published later, I would guess after both authors' deaths.