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I disagree. I get a regular stream of people referencing my past comments (like days or weeks before on entirely different subjects). I think this only really a

I disagree. I get a regular stream of people referencing my past comments (like days or weeks before on entirely different subjects). I think this only really applies to highly active posters with opinions that stick out though. I would definitely use this extension if it were written for a real browser instead of googlestuff. It wouldn't help with others behaving based on identity but I like the idea.

Loughla 3y ago
That's interesting. I have never had anyone reference my prior comments. Maybe it's because I don't say controversial things? I wonder what the difference is.
- mywittyname 3y ago
  I've had people reach out to me because of past work I've talked about on here. Mainly potential startup founders looking for opinions/feedback. The only time I ever look at someone's post history is if they are interesting, insightful, or famous(ish) (and use their real name).
- fragmede 3y ago
  For local industry celebrities, like geohot, Jeff Barr, patio11, or select few from https://news.ycombinator.com/leaders https://news.ycombinator.com/leaders, people track what they say, or at least I do, simply from having run across their sometimes prolific comments, and get a sense of their views on things, even if the exact wording gets forgotten. So when they say something out of character, it reflexively seems weird enough to go back and check.
pessimizer 3y ago
I get that too (rarely), but almost always from real creeps who are trying to find something they can use to dismiss my opinion on something dumb they said. Otherwise, people just drop me nice emails. I don't do it on my end, though. I really only care about what was said, and I'm addressing anyone who is reading. I honestly would drop the word "you" from all of my replies, except sometimes things can sound ruder when I drop it than when I don't. Like criticizing in the third-person somebody standing right in front of you.

Loughla 3y ago

That's interesting. I have never had anyone reference my prior comments. Maybe it's because I don't say controversial things? I wonder what the difference is.

mywittyname 3y ago
I've had people reach out to me because of past work I've talked about on here. Mainly potential startup founders looking for opinions/feedback. The only time I ever look at someone's post history is if they are interesting, insightful, or famous(ish) (and use their real name).
fragmede 3y ago
For local industry celebrities, like geohot, Jeff Barr, patio11, or select few from https://news.ycombinator.com/leaders https://news.ycombinator.com/leaders, people track what they say, or at least I do, simply from having run across their sometimes prolific comments, and get a sense of their views on things, even if the exact wording gets forgotten. So when they say something out of character, it reflexively seems weird enough to go back and check.

pessimizer 3y ago

I get that too (rarely), but almost always from real creeps who are trying to find something they can use to dismiss my opinion on something dumb they said. Otherwise, people just drop me nice emails. I don't do it on my end, though. I really only care about what was said, and I'm addressing anyone who is reading. I honestly would drop the word "you" from all of my replies, except sometimes things can sound ruder when I drop it than when I don't. Like criticizing in the third-person somebody standing right in front of you.