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Would you treat someone in real life like that?

scrollaway 4y ago
People who write posts like the GP’s tend to be bullies wherever they can get away being one. So to answer your question: yes, but only if they can avoid getting caught by others.
- FortiDude 4y ago
  People who write posts like yours tend to ascertain their moral superiority by psychoanalyzing people on the internet based on a few badly interpreted words
  - chris_wot 4y ago
    No, you are definitely giving off mean vibes.
  - scrollaway 4y ago
    If you don’t like what I have to say about you, in your own words, I “suggest you make your profile private and only follow people you have a personal connection with”.
    - FortiDude 4y ago
      You have said nothing about me since you're talking to a simple username whose life you have no idea about. But I'm not the one here sobbing, so your reply means absolutely nothing
FortiDude 4y ago
Yes, in a pub, which social media is the digital equivalent of. If you can't handle some mean banter (in this case even surrounded by a majority of praise) I suggest you make your profile private and only follow people you have a personal connection with
- chris_wot 4y ago
  So you go through life ripping people down. You must be a real barrel of laughs to be around.
  - FortiDude 4y ago
    That's your own personal baseless speculation, do you go through life randomly accusing people? Not very healthy, I would suggest being less hasty
    - chris_wot 4y ago
      You literally said you’d tear people down in a pub when you were asked directly if you would treat someone in real life like that. There’s no speculation, and I’m not accusing you of anything, what I’m saying is based on your response.
      - FortiDude 4y ago
        I didn't literally say that and you are making things up. "Tearing down" someone has a strong and violent connotation, nothing to do with a few snarky comments.
        chris_wot 4y ago
        I must have misunderstood something. The OP wrote: “Would you treat someone in real life like that?” You responded: “Yes, in a pub” Your definition of snark seems very off. Snark is only ever used in a passive aggressive attempt to tear down another person. It is literally “critical or mocking comments made in an indirect or sarcastic way.” Snark is never made for the edification of the other person, nor is it ever constructive.
      - lzazz 4y ago
        Society works on ridicule (and worse things) to ensure conformity. Nothing wrong with it.
FeepingCreature 4y ago
I disparage people in real life all the time, mostly when their terrible code consumes hours of my workday or days of my workweek. The difference is my comments aren't discoverable by them. I think part of the problem is people treat Twitter as a conversational platform for their friendgroup, when it actually is a megaphone lottery.
- Firmwarrior 4y ago
  Actually if you read someone else's public Twitter posts you're a sea lion and that's a capital offense
- RamblingCTO 4y ago
  > I disparage people in real life all the time, mostly when their terrible code consumes hours of my workday or days of my workweek. The difference is my comments aren't discoverable by them. There's so much negative stuff to unpack here ...
  - FeepingCreature 4y ago
    The real negative stuff is Docker. I don't understand how anybody uses it in production without getting a stomach ulcer. Just for one example, when we discovered that some of the built-in logging backends were straight up dropping data if your line length got sufficiently big, strong words were exchanged about the competence of various contributors. Or when our CI builds time out because the Docker daemon fails to respond within a three-minute window to a simple `docker stop` command. And I don't want to single Docker out here - all of "modern enterprise development" is like this. It's gotten to the point where my default stance is that I refuse to use database/messagebus systems that are younger than ten years. edit: Seriously, do you not gripe? How do you stay sane?
    - RamblingCTO 4y ago
      Hah, well, I do gripe quite a lot. But I try not to be too negative and be very mindful about that. Because, you know, being a CTO and a negative example and all that. First person shooters help tremendously as well, after work.

People who write posts like the GP’s tend to be bullies wherever they can get away being one. So to answer your question: yes, but only if they can avoid getting caught by others.

FortiDude 4y ago
People who write posts like yours tend to ascertain their moral superiority by psychoanalyzing people on the internet based on a few badly interpreted words
- chris_wot 4y ago
  No, you are definitely giving off mean vibes.
- scrollaway 4y ago
  If you don’t like what I have to say about you, in your own words, I “suggest you make your profile private and only follow people you have a personal connection with”.
  - FortiDude 4y ago
    You have said nothing about me since you're talking to a simple username whose life you have no idea about. But I'm not the one here sobbing, so your reply means absolutely nothing

FortiDude 4y ago

Yes, in a pub, which social media is the digital equivalent of. If you can't handle some mean banter (in this case even surrounded by a majority of praise) I suggest you make your profile private and only follow people you have a personal connection with

chris_wot 4y ago
So you go through life ripping people down. You must be a real barrel of laughs to be around.
- FortiDude 4y ago
  That's your own personal baseless speculation, do you go through life randomly accusing people? Not very healthy, I would suggest being less hasty
  - chris_wot 4y ago
    You literally said you’d tear people down in a pub when you were asked directly if you would treat someone in real life like that. There’s no speculation, and I’m not accusing you of anything, what I’m saying is based on your response.
    - FortiDude 4y ago
      I didn't literally say that and you are making things up. "Tearing down" someone has a strong and violent connotation, nothing to do with a few snarky comments.
      - chris_wot 4y ago
        I must have misunderstood something. The OP wrote: “Would you treat someone in real life like that?” You responded: “Yes, in a pub” Your definition of snark seems very off. Snark is only ever used in a passive aggressive attempt to tear down another person. It is literally “critical or mocking comments made in an indirect or sarcastic way.” Snark is never made for the edification of the other person, nor is it ever constructive.
    - lzazz 4y ago
      Society works on ridicule (and worse things) to ensure conformity. Nothing wrong with it.

FeepingCreature 4y ago

I disparage people in real life all the time, mostly when their terrible code consumes hours of my workday or days of my workweek. The difference is my comments aren't discoverable by them. I think part of the problem is people treat Twitter as a conversational platform for their friendgroup, when it actually is a megaphone lottery.

Firmwarrior 4y ago
Actually if you read someone else's public Twitter posts you're a sea lion and that's a capital offense
RamblingCTO 4y ago
> I disparage people in real life all the time, mostly when their terrible code consumes hours of my workday or days of my workweek. The difference is my comments aren't discoverable by them. There's so much negative stuff to unpack here ...
- FeepingCreature 4y ago
  The real negative stuff is Docker. I don't understand how anybody uses it in production without getting a stomach ulcer. Just for one example, when we discovered that some of the built-in logging backends were straight up dropping data if your line length got sufficiently big, strong words were exchanged about the competence of various contributors. Or when our CI builds time out because the Docker daemon fails to respond within a three-minute window to a simple `docker stop` command. And I don't want to single Docker out here - all of "modern enterprise development" is like this. It's gotten to the point where my default stance is that I refuse to use database/messagebus systems that are younger than ten years. edit: Seriously, do you not gripe? How do you stay sane?
  - RamblingCTO 4y ago
    Hah, well, I do gripe quite a lot. But I try not to be too negative and be very mindful about that. Because, you know, being a CTO and a negative example and all that. First person shooters help tremendously as well, after work.