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> I always see "this is nothing new" used as a sort of psychological defense against dismay. It's probably worth examining where this reflexive response comes
by AlchemistCamp 3y ago
> I always see "this is nothing new" used as a sort of psychological defense against dismay.
It's probably worth examining where this reflexive response comes from. The person you're replying to didn't defend anything. The comment was just that the trend predates the past couple of decades.
- 1attice 3y agoIn context, I interpret GP as implying that things have been bad for a while -- a sort of deflationary position that is popular on HN when something Big is happening. If that's not what's going on here, I apologize -- but yes, it's a strong HN tendency. It's a sort of machismo stance that derides alarm as alarmism, and it's quite popular here. Cf. HN comments on pretty much any article on AI from the past three months.