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What specifically should I have said to change it from fulminating to a declaration of the inherent problems in the technology industry that causes the concerns
by throwawaaarrgh 3y ago
What specifically should I have said to change it from fulminating to a declaration of the inherent problems in the technology industry that causes the concerns listed in the article (and nearly everyone else's comments) ? Should I just have said "I dislike very strongly ..." ?
- dredmorbius 3y agoLimiting yourself to the first "I hate ..." might have helped. Though TBF what you wrote is pretty much 100% prime grade-A certified rant. A/K/A fulmination. Substantiating a few of the claims / offering alternatives (either for the industry or yourself) might also skew dang's interpretation. Posting from a throwaway account would also add to the overall effect, IMO.
- dang 3y agoI guess the best I can offer is the general principle that intellectual curiosity is the guiding value here (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=curiosity%20optimiz%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...) , and indignant/flamey/ranty comments tend to be out of that register. One important aspect of this is repetition. If a comment is repeating something that has been said many times before, its curiosity value approaches zero—and indignation makes that happen faster. Conversely, the more new information or unexpected twists a comment contains, the better it is for curiosity.