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The average HN user: * is trained in the diplomacy of Sid Meyer's Civilization * Doesn't like nicely designed emails * are on the beneficial side of rideshar

The average HN user: * is trained in the diplomacy of Sid Meyer's Civilization * Doesn't like nicely designed emails * are on the beneficial side of rideshare companies * has worse healthcare than the average US HN user * has ultra-secure OPSEC * is over the age of 20 * will never pay for a browser if they can get Chrome or Safari for free * is more likely to use Firefox and have 2+ google accounts * do not have the same priorities as the average user * is a very specific demographic * is privacy-minded * tends to have a low level of knowledge in unionization and civil rights history * is different than the average youtuber * is from a state with net neutrality * is not in areas where most crime is and it goes on. Really paints a picture of how we see each other here!

wartijn_ 5y ago
With this list you miss all the context. Apart the fact that it obviously summarizes entire comments, it feels like it doesn't represent what was said. From the 4 quotes I checked: > is more likely to use Firefox and have 2+ google accounts ..."than the average person". Doesn't really change the quote, but it's good to know to who the average HN user is compared. > is trained in the diplomacy of Sid Meyer's Civilization The complete quote is: "Your average HN user is trained in the diplomacy of Sid Meyer's Civilization. Realpolitik is a joke. /s". The "/s" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here > has ultra-secure OPSEC This is the entire sentence (not the entire comment). "I'm not trying to say that what happened with Bumble isn't bad, and it makes the company look somewhat foolish, but in 2021, finding the location of somebody in most developed countries, aside from your ultra secure OPSEC average HN user, is quite a simple task." I don't think that was really a meant as a sincere description of the average HN user.

wartijn_ 5y ago

With this list you miss all the context. Apart the fact that it obviously summarizes entire comments, it feels like it doesn't represent what was said. From the 4 quotes I checked: > is more likely to use Firefox and have 2+ google accounts ..."than the average person". Doesn't really change the quote, but it's good to know to who the average HN user is compared. > is trained in the diplomacy of Sid Meyer's Civilization The complete quote is: "Your average HN user is trained in the diplomacy of Sid Meyer's Civilization. Realpolitik is a joke. /s". The "/s" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here > has ultra-secure OPSEC This is the entire sentence (not the entire comment). "I'm not trying to say that what happened with Bumble isn't bad, and it makes the company look somewhat foolish, but in 2021, finding the location of somebody in most developed countries, aside from your ultra secure OPSEC average HN user, is quite a simple task." I don't think that was really a meant as a sincere description of the average HN user.