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I don't like the overly-personal, almost condescending and childish tone. Why not just write normally? I can discuss and explore my feelings without being spoke
by dataengineer56 4y ago
I don't like the overly-personal, almost condescending and childish tone. Why not just write normally? I can discuss and explore my feelings without being spoken to as though I'm on the edge of a mental breakdown and one strong word would push me over. I don't need to be told "good job!" for scrolling to the right or selecting a colour.
Everyone on HN will appreciate clear, concise documentation and instructions in their day jobs. I don't see why mental health discussions should be any different. Imagine if Python docs were presented in this style.
- lljk_kennedy 4y agoYou don't, but others might. I appreciate the care shown.
- comfypotato 4y agoSpeaking as an extremely lazy individual, I enjoyed the encouragement. To each their own.
- bad_good_guy 4y agoimagine comparing someones mental wellbeing to a programming language
- comfypotato 4y agoYo be cool. HN has automated NLP that looks for inflammatory comments to downgrade a post. Sorry if my condescending tone upsets you. Just trying to keep the vibes positive so that others can enjoy the app while it's on the front page.
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- mensetmanusman 4y agoThere are people who think differently and do appreciate this style. I’m grateful.
- ad404b8a372f2b9 4y agoIt seems to be the prevalent style in online discussions of mental health. I also dislike it, it presents itself as benevolent but makes the assumption that the audience is incredibly weak-minded.
- saiojd 4y agoWhy do you read the tone as being condescending? (Excessive encouragement is making you angry?) The Python docs are written to be devoid of emotion, while emotions are the topic here!
- dataengineer56 4y ago"Why do you read the tone as being condescending?" because it tells me "good job!" for scrolling to the right.