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Chiming I here. “Dude …” is a dumb thing to say in a debate. Please take take that over to Reddit.

• twixfel 4y ago
  Also chiming in here, it's not a big deal at all to call someone "dude", because this isn't a formal debate, it's just a web forum.
  • i_like_apis 4y ago
    … the steady decline of HN over the decades …
    • twixfel 4y ago
      The person complaining about saying "dude" already lowered the tone of the drasticaly debate by saying, apparently without a hint of irony, "stop thinking like a poor person." So I agree there's a lot of low quality, revolting posts here but the use "dude" doesn't really scratch the surface.
• oblio 4y ago
  > “Dude …” is a dumb thing to say in a debate. Is it insulting?
  • i_like_apis 4y ago
    As a part of a retort in an argument, it’s similar to rolling one’s eyes. It’s also not substantive.
  • jacquesm 4y ago
    No, but it is annoying and when in a debate it tries to distract and/or claim some kind of familiarity or higher ground.
    • oblio 4y ago
      The comment I replied to had already lost any sort of higher ground at: > stop thinking like a poor person.