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The two threads are talking past each other, not really debating the same thing. This thread is pretty much ignoring the potential unreasonableness of storing 5
by listenallyall 4y ago
The two threads are talking past each other, not really debating the same thing. This thread is pretty much ignoring the potential unreasonableness of storing 5 million files on a free/cheap cloud service without other backups, which is key point over there. The other thread is mostly ignoring the fact that Google seems to have imposed this limit arbitrarily and without notice, possibly causing data loss, which is the key point here.
Shows the power of framing -- focusing on different components of the same situation and facts can often lead to entirely opposite opinions or conclusions.
- tacker2000 4y agoAlso shows the “power” of whatever the top/first post was about, that topic will be framing the conversation.
- foundart 4y agoI agree, to the point that very frequently I just collapse the top comment immediately upon arriving on the HN discussion page because I want to get more perspective.
- listenallyall 4y agoVery true, I agree - but before there's a comment, there's a headline. "5M item limit for Google Drive: File unable to generate or upload due to 503" (mostly passive, it's a user problem) vs "Google Drive does a surprise rollout of file limits, locking out some users" (Evil Google secretly screwing customers over)