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I both agree that it's an idiosyncrasy that prioritizes the interests of the writer over the comfort of the reader, and love to see stuff like this on HN, becau
by newsbinator 5y ago
I both agree that it's an idiosyncrasy that prioritizes the interests of the writer over the comfort of the reader, and love to see stuff like this on HN, because it's the only place in the world I'm exposed to it.
I was familiar with the general Long Now ethos, but seeing prefixed years in the wild and going down this HN rabbit hole has been worthwhile.
Also seeing how politely & reasonably you folks debated back and forth on this usage makes me love the HN community (if we can even call it that?) even more.
- kragen 5y agoMan, if this seems polite and reasonable to you, I'd hate to see the kind of conversations you're accustomed to! The person you're responding to said my post about operating systems wasn't communicating anything useful, and I compared him to a prosecutor who bullied a friend of mine to suicide with ridiculously disproportionate criminal charges. I'm glad you enjoyed the conversation, though, and found it worthwhile.
- newsbinator 5y agoI guess I'm comparing to Reddit, so my baseline is way out of kilter. But you all stayed on topic and brought up solid reasoning for your positions, and that's a rarity on the internet. One of the best ways to be polite is Principle of Charity and that's mostly what I saw here.