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Doesn't this strike anyone as, I don't know, maybe a little bit melodramatic? Not trying to discount or in any way disrespect the author or the people that read
by ZephyrP 15y ago
Doesn't this strike anyone as, I don't know, maybe a little bit melodramatic? Not trying to discount or in any way disrespect the author or the people that read him, but I think these kind of posts, as much of a guilty pleasure as it may be to waste the little bits you have of your life begging the question on various sophomoric questions, are indicative of the declining quality of HN as the most social or active people fail to upvote genuinely compelling technical news and insights and instead let demagogic writings slide that range from The Enquirer to Readers Digest for smart people (or at least for people that like to pretend to be smart people, as the case may be).
- carbocation 15y agoLudwig's angina is life-threatening (not that one can reliably diagnose it from a scant blog post). Whether or not it had progressed that far, tooth abscesses are serious business because their sequelae are nasty. The connection between the illness and the post's overall message is perhaps strained, and I could see not wanting to see the message on HN.
- icehawk 15y agoNo, he was lucky, this sort of thing is definitely life-threatening: http://www.wlwt.com/r/29044524/detail.html http://www.wlwt.com/r/29044524/detail.html
- ilaksh 15y agoSounded like a real serious health issue to me actually, and it was 100% relevant to me since my life pretty much revolves around technology projects and trying to deal with my health issue without insurance.