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From go, this article is bullshit. Yes, I flagged it, and yes, it's against guidelines to say this, but no, I don't think this should be on HN's front page, and

From go, this article is bullshit. Yes, I flagged it, and yes, it's against guidelines to say this, but no, I don't think this should be on HN's front page, and it should be flippantly dismissed. Briefly, the article is an opinion piece crafted to stoke outrage. It is crafted to make you stupider. It does not give you full access to all the information for you to make your own informed opinion about what's going on. It is clickbait, and not worthy of your attention.

encryptluks2 5y ago
Really don't like different opinions getting out? What is it like working for the secret police?
seoulmetro 5y ago
The dorms look amazing provided they're at the right price. And since there are so many of them, I can guarantee the price will be right. I don't know who "this billionaire" is, but he is definitely 100% right here. Dorms in Asian cities are like this and they're a godsend for students, workers, etc. for inner city, affordable and temporary living.
adhoc_slime 5y ago
From go, this comment is bullshit. Yes, I flagged it, and yes, it's against guidelines to say this, but no, I don't think this should be on HN's comment section, and it should be flippantly dismissed. Briefly, the comment is an opinion piece crafted to stoke outrage. It is crafted to make you stupider. It does not give you full access to all the information for you to make your own informed opinion about what's going on. It is clickbait, and not worthy of your attention.
- rendall 5y ago
  You didn't like it. Rather than being flippant yourself, you could engage, and use your words to explain why you didn't like it.
  - Chris2048 5y ago
    On the other hand, it's true you didn't really go into detail with your points, e.g. what information didn't it include?
probably_wrong 5y ago
The article includes a quick recap on the situation, an interview where the designer defends their concept, renders of what the rooms would look like, and a link to the actual, 80-pages-long proposal in PDF. I think that's more than enough. More to the point: I followed their link to the proposal, saw what a typical residential floor plan would look like (page 59), I contrasted them with the reasons the guy gave for this design, and I now agree with the "prison for students" comments. So they did provide me with full access to all the information for me to make my own informed opinion.
shlant 5y ago
Title: Billionaire defends windowless dorm rooms for California students Content: Quotes from billionaire defending his windowless dorm design How is that clickbait?
dkarp 5y ago
The subtitle, "Charles Munger says artificial windows are, in some ways, 'actually better' than the real deal", is a bit misleading and obviously to stoke outrage. However it's not an article. It's a transcribed interview that you can listen to at the top. I listened to it and their editing doesn't change the sentiment of his responses in my opinion.
AQuantized 5y ago
Arguably articles should be taken more on their ability to provide a relevant place for a particular discussion on HN, rather than the quality of article itself. This was a topic I was interested in and wanted to see what the HN demographic thought about it, so for that reason alone it's a 'good' post if enough people share that perspective.

encryptluks2 5y ago

Really don't like different opinions getting out? What is it like working for the secret police?

seoulmetro 5y ago

The dorms look amazing provided they're at the right price. And since there are so many of them, I can guarantee the price will be right. I don't know who "this billionaire" is, but he is definitely 100% right here. Dorms in Asian cities are like this and they're a godsend for students, workers, etc. for inner city, affordable and temporary living.

adhoc_slime 5y ago

From go, this comment is bullshit. Yes, I flagged it, and yes, it's against guidelines to say this, but no, I don't think this should be on HN's comment section, and it should be flippantly dismissed. Briefly, the comment is an opinion piece crafted to stoke outrage. It is crafted to make you stupider. It does not give you full access to all the information for you to make your own informed opinion about what's going on. It is clickbait, and not worthy of your attention.

rendall 5y ago
You didn't like it. Rather than being flippant yourself, you could engage, and use your words to explain why you didn't like it.
- Chris2048 5y ago
  On the other hand, it's true you didn't really go into detail with your points, e.g. what information didn't it include?

probably_wrong 5y ago

The article includes a quick recap on the situation, an interview where the designer defends their concept, renders of what the rooms would look like, and a link to the actual, 80-pages-long proposal in PDF. I think that's more than enough. More to the point: I followed their link to the proposal, saw what a typical residential floor plan would look like (page 59), I contrasted them with the reasons the guy gave for this design, and I now agree with the "prison for students" comments. So they did provide me with full access to all the information for me to make my own informed opinion.

shlant 5y ago

Title: Billionaire defends windowless dorm rooms for California students Content: Quotes from billionaire defending his windowless dorm design How is that clickbait?

dkarp 5y ago

The subtitle, "Charles Munger says artificial windows are, in some ways, 'actually better' than the real deal", is a bit misleading and obviously to stoke outrage. However it's not an article. It's a transcribed interview that you can listen to at the top. I listened to it and their editing doesn't change the sentiment of his responses in my opinion.

AQuantized 5y ago

Arguably articles should be taken more on their ability to provide a relevant place for a particular discussion on HN, rather than the quality of article itself. This was a topic I was interested in and wanted to see what the HN demographic thought about it, so for that reason alone it's a 'good' post if enough people share that perspective.