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Similar NRI demographic, although I'm on the other side of the planet, and yeah, this thread is just... Bad. The people defending ISRO aren't doing a good job

Similar NRI demographic, although I'm on the other side of the planet, and yeah, this thread is just... Bad. The people defending ISRO aren't doing a good job of it or aren't doing it in good faith, resorting to name-calling and ad-hominems.

alephnerd 4y ago
Yea. That's the internet in a nutshell. On a separate note, it honestly sucks how HN has legitimately gone to shit. A lot of old timers are basically boiled frogs and don't realize how alienated most other techies are by HN. @Dang, ik I've harped about this a thousand times (and I myself have contributed) but y'all legitimately need to fix the toxicity on this board. Lots of early career techies don't want to be associated or go on HN. I've heard this sentiment across the board from early career interns and friends of mine at Cal, MIT, UIUC, UMich, UW, IIT D/K/M, and Harvard - all feeder programs to YC People will still apply to YC of course, but the brand has been increasingly tainted. I know for a fact in India Sequoia Surge gets the pick of the litter over YC.
PrimeMcFly 4y ago
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- delta_p_delta_x 4y ago
  I'm not defending you either. I agree with the gist of the other posters (even if they have over-reacted): most of your comments reek of paternalism, Western exceptionalism, hypocrisy, holier-than-thou sanctimony, and clinging to stereotypes about Indians and having a grossly mis-informed view of Indians and India. Your comment was the initial one, and it was not in good faith at all, ergo the cascade of defensive comments from Indians (whose sentiments I understand). Whether what you said is racist or not is debatable, but stereotypical? Definitely. If you want to criticise India, there are many, many other things to say (such as its lengthy and backwards bureaucracy) without attacking ISRO of all things and subsequently linking it to rape (???). Fact of the matter is that through ISRO and its projects, education is made more important for boys and girls alike, money is funnelled into research and education, and more education means a more civilised populace.
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alephnerd 4y ago

Yea. That's the internet in a nutshell. On a separate note, it honestly sucks how HN has legitimately gone to shit. A lot of old timers are basically boiled frogs and don't realize how alienated most other techies are by HN. @Dang, ik I've harped about this a thousand times (and I myself have contributed) but y'all legitimately need to fix the toxicity on this board. Lots of early career techies don't want to be associated or go on HN. I've heard this sentiment across the board from early career interns and friends of mine at Cal, MIT, UIUC, UMich, UW, IIT D/K/M, and Harvard - all feeder programs to YC People will still apply to YC of course, but the brand has been increasingly tainted. I know for a fact in India Sequoia Surge gets the pick of the litter over YC.

PrimeMcFly 4y ago

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delta_p_delta_x 4y ago
I'm not defending you either. I agree with the gist of the other posters (even if they have over-reacted): most of your comments reek of paternalism, Western exceptionalism, hypocrisy, holier-than-thou sanctimony, and clinging to stereotypes about Indians and having a grossly mis-informed view of Indians and India. Your comment was the initial one, and it was not in good faith at all, ergo the cascade of defensive comments from Indians (whose sentiments I understand). Whether what you said is racist or not is debatable, but stereotypical? Definitely. If you want to criticise India, there are many, many other things to say (such as its lengthy and backwards bureaucracy) without attacking ISRO of all things and subsequently linking it to rape (???). Fact of the matter is that through ISRO and its projects, education is made more important for boys and girls alike, money is funnelled into research and education, and more education means a more civilised populace.
- PrimeMcFly 4y ago
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