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> This is common among a certain type of person and unheard of for everybody else. I suspect the venn diagram of that is very close to the venn diagram of hn r

• ajkjk 5y ago
  Yeah, that's the thing I think you imagine is true but actually isn't. I'd guess that the majority of HN readers don't do this, assuming they represent average technical employee across the industry. They probably _could_ if they needed to.. but I bet they don't. (Just based on my sample of: all the people I've worked with).
  • OrderlyTiamat 5y ago
    > I'd guess that the majority of HN readers don't do this, assuming they represent average technical employee across the industry. That would be the disagreement then I think: you and him have different models of the majority HN reader. Based on my experience in the industry and on hn, I also don't think the typical hn commenter represents the average technical employee. Perhaps the typical hn reader does, but then I have a lot less information about that group. I don't think it's right to say he's "out of touch" for an off the hand remark like that, even regardless of this discussion. e: also, there is a poll option for hn posts, it might be interesting to find out more about who does/doesn't do this.