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It should be compared with other comment sections, not newspapers. I agree though, this is a weird take.
by vlunkr 4y ago
It should be compared with other comment sections, not newspapers. I agree though, this is a weird take.
- DrewADesign 4y ago> It should be compared with other comment sections, not newspapers. Not sure why though. The author is using HN as a proxy for SV, generally-- not just talking about a trend on HN. (Which is a dubious conclusion by itself.) He's saying this usage makes the writing style a) peculiar, b) a new trend, c) intended to unnecessarily convey hype, d) specific to SV culture, and e) something 'no decent writer' would do. This style was used consistently in national, prestigious non-SV media for the past few decades so it's a) not peculiar, b) not SV-specific, c) not new, and d) not specific to bad writers. I doubt it's used solely to unnecessarily convey hype but I didn't dig that far into the newspaper examples.