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I feel like there should be a common etiquette rule on HN where if you don't care about a particular project / technology / initiative that you skip commenting

by sumy23 4y ago

I feel like there should be a common etiquette rule on HN where if you don't care about a particular project / technology / initiative that you skip commenting and move on. For example, your comment says that this initiative will not work out. Should there be a debate whether or not it's theoretically possibly for this to work out logistically? What is the value in that? Even if there is a convincing argument that this initiative could theoretically be successful, would that convince anyone to use the technology? No, it would not.

vlunkr 4y ago
They didn't say they aren't interested in the idea, they just expressed skepticism. > Should there be a debate whether or not it's theoretically possibly for this to work out logistically? What is the value in that? Certainly if you're going to work on this you'd like to know if it's just a dead end.
- evanmoran 4y ago
  This is an incredibly challenging problem so I imagine if you have any chance of coding it you probably know what you’re getting yourself into.
- majormajor 4y ago
  I would be with you except for the "Disclaimer: Not really a kernel dev of any sort." bit at the end. Skepticism from people not in the field is far less meaningful (as is booster-ism, for that matter).
- tobylane 4y ago
  You’ll only know by doing it. It is especially blind because, as you say, it’s bringing two black boxes together. It’s a sufficiently major point of interest to such a large number of people that I hope people feel motivated to try.
diffeomorphism 4y ago
I feel that this is "rule" would be either incredibly harmful or effectively empty. The post you are criticizing is quite obviously not an example of "don't care", nor is your "summary" anywhere close to accurate. Yet you want to remove such posts? Do you want to remove all constructive criticism or debate while you are at it? Only echo chambers allowed?

by sumy23 4y ago

vlunkr 4y ago

They didn't say they aren't interested in the idea, they just expressed skepticism. > Should there be a debate whether or not it's theoretically possibly for this to work out logistically? What is the value in that? Certainly if you're going to work on this you'd like to know if it's just a dead end.

evanmoran 4y ago
This is an incredibly challenging problem so I imagine if you have any chance of coding it you probably know what you’re getting yourself into.
majormajor 4y ago
I would be with you except for the "Disclaimer: Not really a kernel dev of any sort." bit at the end. Skepticism from people not in the field is far less meaningful (as is booster-ism, for that matter).
tobylane 4y ago
You’ll only know by doing it. It is especially blind because, as you say, it’s bringing two black boxes together. It’s a sufficiently major point of interest to such a large number of people that I hope people feel motivated to try.

diffeomorphism 4y ago

I feel that this is "rule" would be either incredibly harmful or effectively empty. The post you are criticizing is quite obviously not an example of "don't care", nor is your "summary" anywhere close to accurate. Yet you want to remove such posts? Do you want to remove all constructive criticism or debate while you are at it? Only echo chambers allowed?