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I miss people like Erik in the Internet. Erik was like a predator who contributed to the ecosystem. He ate frequent low quality shitposters from comp.lang.lisp
by nabla9 5y ago
I miss people like Erik in the Internet.
Erik was like a predator who contributed to the ecosystem. He ate frequent low quality shitposters from comp.lang.lisp and then swam in circles preventing them from emerging.
His rants were educating or entertaining. Usually both. They came from deep technical knowledge. When was the last time you followed a Internet flamewar and learned something?
- throwmeariver1 5y agoIt's like the fondness of bullies in high school until you realize that other people are indeed people and not cardboard popups.
- nabla9 5y agoHe was not a bully. He was short tempered, self-assured and way too aggressive, but not a bully.