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Seriously? There have been four articles about Arrington on the front page at a time all week and we're terrified that the ten year anniversary of maybe the mos

Seriously? There have been four articles about Arrington on the front page at a time all week and we're terrified that the ten year anniversary of maybe the most significant moment in American history that's happened in most of our lifetimes will distract us from entreporn about who just got funded to help people take pictures of food? Second thought. Great idea, but let's pivot. I'm just gonna walk away from HN for the coming days instead.

jgrahamc 15y ago
I'm quite serious in suggesting that the bar for 9/11 stories should be very high and not driven my emotion. Personally, I am bored with the coverage and believe there will be ample coverage elsewhere.
- famousactress 15y ago
  Okay. High bar, no emotion. Got it. What metrics should we use then? Emotion's out, so that leaves word count, spelling & grammar, font choice, or distance in miles the author lives from the center of Palo Alto. I dunno. I'm open to other suggestions. I think it's getting a little out of hand. There this entre-automaton thing happening that bums me out. I get that HN is here to scratch a specific itch. But that itch is (fundamentally) the desire to create value. New value. FOR PEOPLE. You know, people out there. (looks out window, rubs eyes). They make decisions based on emotion all the time (and so do I). So if the monotony of impending 9/11 anniversary stories has you really troubled, maybe you can at least look at it as some sort of anthropological study. Customer research? Seriously, I do find it at least a little bit ironic that you're afraid that something this important to that many people is going to distract you from.. you know, building things to sell to them.
  - jgrahamc 15y ago
    I think you read a lot into my simple desire to keep HN focussed on its core topics (technology and start ups) while the tide of 9/11 stories arrives. 1. I disagree with the contention that the anniversary is as important to as many people as you imply. It is important and should be commemorated with quiet, personal reflection IMHO and not a media onslaught. 2. Even if I am wrong about 1 it doesn't mean that HN is the place for its commemoration.

jgrahamc 15y ago

I'm quite serious in suggesting that the bar for 9/11 stories should be very high and not driven my emotion. Personally, I am bored with the coverage and believe there will be ample coverage elsewhere.

famousactress 15y ago
Okay. High bar, no emotion. Got it. What metrics should we use then? Emotion's out, so that leaves word count, spelling & grammar, font choice, or distance in miles the author lives from the center of Palo Alto. I dunno. I'm open to other suggestions. I think it's getting a little out of hand. There this entre-automaton thing happening that bums me out. I get that HN is here to scratch a specific itch. But that itch is (fundamentally) the desire to create value. New value. FOR PEOPLE. You know, people out there. (looks out window, rubs eyes). They make decisions based on emotion all the time (and so do I). So if the monotony of impending 9/11 anniversary stories has you really troubled, maybe you can at least look at it as some sort of anthropological study. Customer research? Seriously, I do find it at least a little bit ironic that you're afraid that something this important to that many people is going to distract you from.. you know, building things to sell to them.
- jgrahamc 15y ago
  I think you read a lot into my simple desire to keep HN focussed on its core topics (technology and start ups) while the tide of 9/11 stories arrives. 1. I disagree with the contention that the anniversary is as important to as many people as you imply. It is important and should be commemorated with quiet, personal reflection IMHO and not a media onslaught. 2. Even if I am wrong about 1 it doesn't mean that HN is the place for its commemoration.