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But he didn't insult crop farmers, he placed the word in quotes. A "farmer" (note the double quotes) is a gaming/internet culture term that denotes someone who

by zmxz 4y ago

But he didn't insult crop farmers, he placed the word in quotes. A "farmer" (note the double quotes) is a gaming/internet culture term that denotes someone who does repetitive, boring tasks in order to accumulate some kind of value. I'm pretty certain that intelligent people who comment here are aware of it, but are using mental gymnastics in order to justify the insults they'll direct towards the author of microwebsockets. Is that not hypocrisy in its finest form?

orf 4y ago
No, because an old and crusty term like that isn’t common knowledge anymore.
- hunterb123 4y ago
  You're saying that gaming term is "crusty and old" therefore your misinterpretation of his statement and your emotional outrage is justified? What is the cutoff date for terms we can use that won't confuse and emotionally outrage you?
  - orf 4y ago
    I’m clearly saying, like others are in this thread, that just because you associate calling someone a “farmer” with an anachronistic gaming term doesn’t mean that almost everyone will read it in a different way, nor does it mean that your interpretation is correct. ‘What do you do for a job?’ ‘I’m a farmer’ ‘Oh right what’s the best quest to farm on in WOW?’ Said nobody ever. It reads very poorly, in short.
    - hunterb123 4y ago
      Why do you think he put it in quotes? Did you read the full context, or just rage at the cut out sentence that someone else here provided to you? It's very clear in long form what he was talking about. He has no control of people taking one sentence out of a long opinion that he has written. It's up to you to inform yourself before joining the mob and sharpening your pitchfork.
      - orf 4y ago
        > Why do you think he put it in quotes? Because they are not actually farmers, but have similar negative stereotypical traits? Why are you so eager to accuse everyone of blind rage? I read the whole thing. It’s bog standard “these kids on my lawn” stuff which isn’t worth any brain power discussing. However, you not being able to understand why people didn’t assign some convoluted meaning to the word farmer is quite interesting.
MisterTea 4y ago
> I'm pretty certain that intelligent people who comment here are aware of it, It has nothing to do with intelligence. I don't game. I don't consume media that would constantly expose me to gaming memes either. Mind you, I have heard of gold farmers in passing. Though when I read the word 'farmers' the definition I am familiar with is older than all of us put together. Nice try at an insult though.
wzdd 4y ago
a) For what it's worth, I did not immediately think of that meaning of the term, despite being familiar with it. I suspect that despite your claims most people would not. Using quotes just means that the author is not claiming that programming is done by literal farmers. b) Even if that's what the author meant, it is still a derogatory term when you consider its origin. Why do you think gaming culture picked "farmer" as the word used to describe someone who performs mindless repetitive tasks?
girvo 4y ago
> A "farmer" (note the double quotes) is a gaming/internet culture term that denotes someone who does repetitive, boring tasks in order to accumulate some kind of value. Question for you: where did that come from? Oh, that's right, by implication that actual real life farmers do repetitive boring tasks in order to accumulate some kind of value. Your counterargument literally proves the point.
- Zecc 4y ago
  To act as the devil's advocate: I've always taken it to be reference to Farmville players.

by zmxz 4y ago

orf 4y ago

No, because an old and crusty term like that isn’t common knowledge anymore.

hunterb123 4y ago
You're saying that gaming term is "crusty and old" therefore your misinterpretation of his statement and your emotional outrage is justified? What is the cutoff date for terms we can use that won't confuse and emotionally outrage you?
- orf 4y ago
  I’m clearly saying, like others are in this thread, that just because you associate calling someone a “farmer” with an anachronistic gaming term doesn’t mean that almost everyone will read it in a different way, nor does it mean that your interpretation is correct. ‘What do you do for a job?’ ‘I’m a farmer’ ‘Oh right what’s the best quest to farm on in WOW?’ Said nobody ever. It reads very poorly, in short.
  - hunterb123 4y ago
    Why do you think he put it in quotes? Did you read the full context, or just rage at the cut out sentence that someone else here provided to you? It's very clear in long form what he was talking about. He has no control of people taking one sentence out of a long opinion that he has written. It's up to you to inform yourself before joining the mob and sharpening your pitchfork.
    - orf 4y ago
      > Why do you think he put it in quotes? Because they are not actually farmers, but have similar negative stereotypical traits? Why are you so eager to accuse everyone of blind rage? I read the whole thing. It’s bog standard “these kids on my lawn” stuff which isn’t worth any brain power discussing. However, you not being able to understand why people didn’t assign some convoluted meaning to the word farmer is quite interesting.

MisterTea 4y ago

> I'm pretty certain that intelligent people who comment here are aware of it, It has nothing to do with intelligence. I don't game. I don't consume media that would constantly expose me to gaming memes either. Mind you, I have heard of gold farmers in passing. Though when I read the word 'farmers' the definition I am familiar with is older than all of us put together. Nice try at an insult though.

wzdd 4y ago

a) For what it's worth, I did not immediately think of that meaning of the term, despite being familiar with it. I suspect that despite your claims most people would not. Using quotes just means that the author is not claiming that programming is done by literal farmers. b) Even if that's what the author meant, it is still a derogatory term when you consider its origin. Why do you think gaming culture picked "farmer" as the word used to describe someone who performs mindless repetitive tasks?

girvo 4y ago

> A "farmer" (note the double quotes) is a gaming/internet culture term that denotes someone who does repetitive, boring tasks in order to accumulate some kind of value. Question for you: where did that come from? Oh, that's right, by implication that actual real life farmers do repetitive boring tasks in order to accumulate some kind of value. Your counterargument literally proves the point.

Zecc 4y ago
To act as the devil's advocate: I've always taken it to be reference to Farmville players.