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I think this is a reaction to the tone set by the headline, which seems to ask "why don't people use this far more cumbersome alternative?" That said, the asse
by mortenjorck 4y ago
I think this is a reaction to the tone set by the headline, which seems to ask "why don't people use this far more cumbersome alternative?"
That said, the assessment of pros and cons in the article is less stereotypically oblivious and more nuanced than the above would suggest.
- turbinerneiter 4y agoThe tl;dr right at the beginning of the article states that these mics don't make a lot of sense. People only read the headline and get triggered, not even the tl;dr can reach these humans anymore.
- conductr 4y agoThe headline is meant to be a joke or /s and of course "the internet" reads everything as literal, this happens more broadly than HN
- throw10920 4y agoHacker News is not a place for "reactions" - it's a place to have thoughtful discussions about interesting and weird things (and startups). Toplevel comment added negative value to Hacker News (as I now have to put up with it being the top comment thread in what was otherwise a mildly interesting comment section) and was an emotional knee-jerk reaction that broke this section of the guidelines: > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. It would be nice if we could keep this kind of low-effort, Facebook-esque fluff out of Hacker News.
- beezle 4y agoIt seems that just having a headline that asks a question is not good enough any more, at least on HN, as most "readers" appear to assume the headline is a tacit endorsement of the subject of the question.