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It's fascinating seeing what hacker news thinks is smug. There are plenty of actually smug comments that go without being called out but for some reason this gu

by juancb 5y ago

It's fascinating seeing what hacker news thinks is smug. There are plenty of actually smug comments that go without being called out but for some reason this guy does. The PhD flex in jest by the blog post's author is a bit awkward but I don't know that I would characterize it as smug. Any insight into why the author is perceived as smug would be appreciated.

taeric 5y ago
Agreed. The wink right after it, I would have thought, dulled any smugness. I could see calling it audacious. But, our industry advances on audacity.
- huahaiy 5y ago
  Right, I thought that the wink is enough, and I have also paid enough homage to Lucene. What's wrong with people? I think a lot of them are probably just university students who have nothing better to do than to troll on Internet.
huahaiy 5y ago
Let me offer my arguably biased insight: racism. I am obviously a Chinese. In the eyes of racists, Chinese Americans are supposed to be timid and does not make any noises, but I do make noises, so I am perceived as a smug today because I said I am a Ph.D, something else next time I said something else. It's not complicated.
- throwaway744678 5y ago
  Wow, I was with you until this. I, for one, never even suspected your origin or nationality reading the blog post. OK, re-reading it, there are a few hints (a Chinese proverb, your nickname, etc.). But nothing "obvious". Probably not the explanation we are looking for here.
  - huahaiy 5y ago
    Not my nickname, my name. It's good for you that you are not a racist (it's sad that such a normal thing has to be a compliment, but it is a compliment. Good for you.), but racists do look for these cues and make their judgement based on these. It's an unfortunate current state of affairs that we have to live with. Ignoring it does not make it going away though. If you don't like it, you got to call it out whenever you see it, which I hope you do, instead of being taken back by it, as you seems to be.
  - huahaiy 5y ago
    BTW, you were with me? Where? Why do you have to use a throwaway account to say this, I am curious.

by juancb 5y ago

taeric 5y ago

Agreed. The wink right after it, I would have thought, dulled any smugness. I could see calling it audacious. But, our industry advances on audacity.

huahaiy 5y ago
Right, I thought that the wink is enough, and I have also paid enough homage to Lucene. What's wrong with people? I think a lot of them are probably just university students who have nothing better to do than to troll on Internet.

huahaiy 5y ago

Let me offer my arguably biased insight: racism. I am obviously a Chinese. In the eyes of racists, Chinese Americans are supposed to be timid and does not make any noises, but I do make noises, so I am perceived as a smug today because I said I am a Ph.D, something else next time I said something else. It's not complicated.

throwaway744678 5y ago
Wow, I was with you until this. I, for one, never even suspected your origin or nationality reading the blog post. OK, re-reading it, there are a few hints (a Chinese proverb, your nickname, etc.). But nothing "obvious". Probably not the explanation we are looking for here.
- huahaiy 5y ago
  Not my nickname, my name. It's good for you that you are not a racist (it's sad that such a normal thing has to be a compliment, but it is a compliment. Good for you.), but racists do look for these cues and make their judgement based on these. It's an unfortunate current state of affairs that we have to live with. Ignoring it does not make it going away though. If you don't like it, you got to call it out whenever you see it, which I hope you do, instead of being taken back by it, as you seems to be.
- huahaiy 5y ago
  BTW, you were with me? Where? Why do you have to use a throwaway account to say this, I am curious.