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It's not a trait of HN. Sarcasm does not translate well to purely text communication. I've heard several people make the same kind of argument you just did and
by bovermyer 4y ago
It's not a trait of HN. Sarcasm does not translate well to purely text communication. I've heard several people make the same kind of argument you just did and actually mean it, so when I read your post, I assumed you were not being sarcastic.
- hansword 4y agoI spent far too much time on Reddit and the chans, where sarcasm often is the default mode. Here, everything is business-casual, but serious, even the trolls. :)
- datavirtue 4y agoAgreed. I used to laugh myself to tears on slashdot. I don't think I have ever laughed at anything on HN. HN is like on of those really good devs that is good because they have several intertwined personality disorders that make them good at programming pedantry. Ultimately their inability to loosen up makes them just an OK dev.