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Most HN threads are tedious and just rehashes of the same opinions people in the SWE world have had for the past decades. If we truly flagged tedious stuff rega
by AstixAndBelix 4y ago
Most HN threads are tedious and just rehashes of the same opinions people in the SWE world have had for the past decades. If we truly flagged tedious stuff regardless of personal preference you'd see far fewer posts and comments on this website
- tptacek 4y agoI flag tedious technical arguments all the time; best case in point: language war comments on threads about Go or Rust. I'm just responding to the parent comment, which suggests we have a duty to entertain stupid arguments to better society. No, we don't! Certainly, a thoughtful comment expressing skepticism about a study has a home here; for example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34177238 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34177238