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When I post to HN, I'm not talking, not chatting. I'm posting. Creating a constructed statement to add to a focused discussion. If we chatted, I'm sure it would
by CapitalistCartr 4y ago
When I post to HN, I'm not talking, not chatting. I'm posting. Creating a constructed statement to add to a focused discussion. If we chatted, I'm sure it would be a substantially different experience. Also, IRL, I'm not a Capitalist.
- woodruffw 4y agoThis is a great framing: the thing we call "talking" online isn't really the same thing we do when we talk to our friends (or random strangers). It's a lot closer to writing a position piece, except almost nobody writes those for fun (and yet we all love to argue on the Internet!).