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Get thee behind me, Satan. The machine is there for me; I am not there for the machine. If tending to my productivity and mental health means replacing a batter
by wpietri 5y ago
Get thee behind me, Satan. The machine is there for me; I am not there for the machine. If tending to my productivity and mental health means replacing a battery every second year instead of every third, then I'm going to pick me over a $35 battery.
- imwillofficial 5y agoWhat a weird offensively worded reply.
- wpietri 5y agoIt's a literary reference about rebuking a tempter, one famous enough to have its own Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_behind_me,_Satan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_behind_me,_Satan If someone is trying to get away from something with addictive characteristics, the last thing they need is somebody coming by to make that harder. The presumption that I don't know anything about batteries is bad enough. Disregarding what I'm up to is worse. It's like somebody talking about how they're quitting drinking and popping up to say, "But studies show health benefits to drinking!" While true, it's well known and incredibly unhelpful. And as the replies show, his unhelpful intervention could well be wrong to boot.
- imwillofficial 5y agoStill weird, still offensive.
- wpietri 5y agoYour opinion is duly noted. And congrats on using HN for a whole year.
- imwillofficial 5y agoAlso, weirdly hostile. Also, perhaps I’ve only been using this account for a year? Open your mind to new possibilities my friend.