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Do you realize you’re providing a very smug criticism about a recently deceased, beloved by many, community member? If the authors earnest blog post strikes yo
by linuxdude314 3y ago
Do you realize you’re providing a very smug criticism about a recently deceased, beloved by many, community member?
If the authors earnest blog post strikes you as ego-y maybe stop for a second check your own ego.
Your cynical response to someone practicing vulnerability is disgusting.
- K0balt 3y agoWhat is with the recent (2000+) use of “disgusting” to mean reprehensible? Disgusting tends to directly describe an individual rather than an act. I think that makes it much less useful in teaching and discourse, since it strongly evokes ad-hominem vibes. I think we might all be better off to carefully consider the (mis)use of the term when our goal is to educate, enlighten, correct, or lead. It’s a great term to use when the goal is to shame, diminish, or discredit an individual, but should we be doing that except in cases where a person has revealed themselves to be beyond a desire to improve or any hope of redemption?
- 93po 3y agoI would argue your comment is cynical as well. HN tries to be a place of discussion which means challenging ideas. Someone having recently passed is sad and tragic and deserves respect, but it doesn’t make their public opinions immune from discussion