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Isn't a brutish tweet still a brutish tweet no matter who its from? There have been infinitely more interesting crypto conversation starters on this board than

Isn't a brutish tweet still a brutish tweet no matter who its from? There have been infinitely more interesting crypto conversation starters on this board than this - I don't care who the author is - I care about the content, of which this has none.

hackmiester 5y ago
yes. I retweeted this, but am surprised to see it on HN.
yumraj 5y ago
You mean like most of Musk's tweets, which are almost always brutish, have no content, yet make news.
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cableshaft 5y ago
Nope, prepare to see the exact same comments as the other two anti-crypto threads posted today and pretty much every day. I clicked it curious to see what his reasoning was, but nope, the HN headline is all there is.
debacle 5y ago
Guido is not a controversial figure in the industry. This isn't an Elon or Linus tweet. This is a well-respected individual poo pooing pretty directly on the "web3" scene.
- mattwilsonn888 4y ago
  As I said, reputation is not relevant over content.
- ozim 5y ago
  Notice that this is reply to some kind of "pushy person" that did @ to Guido without being any kind of acquittance of his. It would be maybe OK if that guy would @ him and said "look this is cool, what do you think of that" - but guy made specific question to Guido. This is not some rant thrown into the net "just because" like Elon does.
TheAceOfHearts 5y ago
It gets upvoted because it supports a popular narrative which validates people's beliefs, and it allows people to use another point of authority to support their belief that crypto is bad. I'm not sold at all on the Web3 dream, but I'd be open to being convinced if any true believer wishes to try. A lot of these Web3 discussions just seem really boring.
ozim 5y ago
If you notice that this tweet is a reply to a person that called Guido out who seems to be somewhat pushy about calling people out - it is a perfectly fine answer. If someone on the street comes out of the blue and wants something from me there is no obligation that I have to be nice. Especially if that someone seems to be building his personal profile on calling out people on TT.
- mattwilsonn888 4y ago
  Fair enough, but still not too rich of content, is it? I guess while we are here I'd like to add on as a 'crypto believer' that there is a certain type of dogma alongside the false advertising (and I shouldn't even have to mention scamming) that myself and others like me share a disdain for and actively call out.
- eminence32 5y ago
  I really really wish twitter would change their UI to make it more obvious that I can scroll up to view the parent tweet. I didn't realize this until I read your comment.
TaylorAlexander 5y ago
It should be pretty clear that the content is “Guido van Rossum sees no value in web3” or “van Rossum sees web3 as harmful and unhelpful”. The manner in which it is stated may produce other feelings when reading it but the content is still there.

hackmiester 5y ago

yes. I retweeted this, but am surprised to see it on HN.

yumraj 5y ago

You mean like most of Musk's tweets, which are almost always brutish, have no content, yet make news.

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cableshaft 5y ago

Nope, prepare to see the exact same comments as the other two anti-crypto threads posted today and pretty much every day. I clicked it curious to see what his reasoning was, but nope, the HN headline is all there is.

debacle 5y ago

Guido is not a controversial figure in the industry. This isn't an Elon or Linus tweet. This is a well-respected individual poo pooing pretty directly on the "web3" scene.

mattwilsonn888 4y ago
As I said, reputation is not relevant over content.
ozim 5y ago
Notice that this is reply to some kind of "pushy person" that did @ to Guido without being any kind of acquittance of his. It would be maybe OK if that guy would @ him and said "look this is cool, what do you think of that" - but guy made specific question to Guido. This is not some rant thrown into the net "just because" like Elon does.

TheAceOfHearts 5y ago

It gets upvoted because it supports a popular narrative which validates people's beliefs, and it allows people to use another point of authority to support their belief that crypto is bad. I'm not sold at all on the Web3 dream, but I'd be open to being convinced if any true believer wishes to try. A lot of these Web3 discussions just seem really boring.

ozim 5y ago

If you notice that this tweet is a reply to a person that called Guido out who seems to be somewhat pushy about calling people out - it is a perfectly fine answer. If someone on the street comes out of the blue and wants something from me there is no obligation that I have to be nice. Especially if that someone seems to be building his personal profile on calling out people on TT.

mattwilsonn888 4y ago
Fair enough, but still not too rich of content, is it? I guess while we are here I'd like to add on as a 'crypto believer' that there is a certain type of dogma alongside the false advertising (and I shouldn't even have to mention scamming) that myself and others like me share a disdain for and actively call out.
eminence32 5y ago
I really really wish twitter would change their UI to make it more obvious that I can scroll up to view the parent tweet. I didn't realize this until I read your comment.

TaylorAlexander 5y ago

It should be pretty clear that the content is “Guido van Rossum sees no value in web3” or “van Rossum sees web3 as harmful and unhelpful”. The manner in which it is stated may produce other feelings when reading it but the content is still there.