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complaining about something that makes little or no difference compared to real problems makes one look petty and weak-minded even after we steel-man your less-

by MrMan 4y ago

complaining about something that makes little or no difference compared to real problems makes one look petty and weak-minded even after we steel-man your less-wrong opinions

Joker_vD 4y ago
Interestingly, this very comment is self-applicable because the "whiny comments on HN" make little or no difference compared to real problems.
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nmilo 4y ago
Why? Obviously GP does not particularly care about the success of academia, it was only brought up as an indicator of a larger trend. Why derail the conversation and bring up all this other stuff about academia that's not related to the original point?
Chris2048 4y ago
You could just as well be describing "micro-aggressions" which are literally small and/or petty transgressions. Would you agree no one should talk about those too?