> I figured if people are going to get angry at me, I might as well get paid for it. omg i know right, every time a post of mine winds up on the hn frontpage f

> I figured if people are going to get angry at me, I might as well get paid for it. omg i know right, every time a post of mine winds up on the hn frontpage for a second the comments are all like "actually you're wrong and this thing you worked so hard on is very stupid, please delete this now, also please feel bad, thank you for absolutely nothing" it reminds me of playing magic the gathering in 2008 - the 14 year olds at the shop (of which i was one) would always talk this way (arrogant & mean) about each others decks. having a confident contrarian opinion is fun. and everyone loves an underdog. but it's extreme here :/