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Total tangential but I just did a quick search to confirm my suspicion: using the word "strawman" in an HN comment these days very highly increases chances of g
by jb1991 4y ago
Total tangential but I just did a quick search to confirm my suspicion: using the word "strawman" in an HN comment these days very highly increases chances of getting downvoted. It would be curious to analyze why this is, but my guess is that it has become a cliche and suggests a lack of original perspective.
- CGamesPlay 4y agoMaybe. I was reusing the word from the article: > This is lifted straight from the standard library, so it is very much not a strawman example. And, at least to me, it’s definitely not a pretty one!
- beezlewax 4y agoBecause many people think they've won an argument by throwing about terms like that or loosely related ones. It's like a bad language framework and is often inappropriately shoehorned into conversation by people who think it makes them look smart. Reddit is atrocious for this and I suspect people don't want to see it get in the way of real discourse.