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But regardless, I thought one of the biggest points of hacker news was the ability to grok out meaning of news and opinions, and not debate the effectiveness of
by tensor 15y ago
But regardless, I thought one of the biggest points of hacker news was the ability to grok out meaning of news and opinions, and not debate the effectiveness of its communication.
I think it's quite the opposite. The community has grown around an appreciation for effectively communicating and discussing ideas. This is why comments with little information and inflammatory comments are typically down voted.
In terms of business and startups, there are numerous articles posted here that discuss nothing but communication. How do you communicate with users? How do you work well in teams? How can you get your message across clearly and effectively to prospective customers?
Communication is just as vital as technical skill.
- cleverjake 15y agoOf course, and I agree, however that is focusing on this particular part of the conversation strikes me as extremely superfluous. "shit work" is a colloquialism. A crass one? perhaps. But to say that it is harming the community - when it is communication within the community, just seems like FUD to me. And then to go on and claim the rest of his articles are offensive as well, simply for using one of a select few words that /this/ author finds offensive just seems like muckraking. If anyone can show me a single instance where a casual public curse has hurt anyone in our community, I will gladly eat my hat.
- jt2190 15y agoA small company I worked for once upon a time almost lost a major client due to a curse. Thankfully the CEO was able to beg for mercy. (People loosing their jobs counts as "hurt" to me, BTW.)