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To hear: "the man talks about things he has no clue about with disturbing loudness" And turn it into: "that's actually not a criticism of the guy at all!" May

To hear: "the man talks about things he has no clue about with disturbing loudness" And turn it into: "that's actually not a criticism of the guy at all!" Maybe when you start translating everything into what you want to hear, it's hard to turn off.

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maxbond 3y ago
> To hear: "the man talks about things he has no clue about with disturbing loudness" > And turn it into: "that's actually not a criticism of the guy at all!" Ironically, that's not at all what I wrote. You made statements such as these: > But they read tweets like this, and they have the typical developer blindspot of not questioning motive enough and they believe it! > I'm tired of hearing this person's garbage quoted ad nauseam like a gospel And so I observed: > If you think people are parroting swyx uncritically - that's hardly a criticism of swyx, is it? To be clear, if you feel other people are repeating swyx uncritically, that is a criticism of those people. When it comes to people being loud while not adding knowledge to the discussion - with all due respect, you should consider the composition of your house before casting that stone. I apologize if my comments are frustrating for you to read; I am doing my best to give you useful feedback. You behaved in a pretty extreme way, which is not considered acceptable in this community (or most communities). And I take it you knew better: > I know it's un-HN but...
- BoorishBears 3y ago
  > that's actually not a criticism of the guy at all!" > that's hardly a criticism of swyx, is it? "Ironically, that's not at all what I wrote" The most extreme idea in this thread is thinking anyone would consider your feedback based on the level of coherence you've shown: maybe give it a rest?
  - maxbond 3y ago
    Alrighty. Best of luck.

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To hear: "the man talks about things he has no clue about with disturbing loudness" And turn it into: "that's actually not a criticism of the guy at all!" May

by BoorishBears 3y ago

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maxbond 3y ago
> To hear: "the man talks about things he has no clue about with disturbing loudness" > And turn it into: "that's actually not a criticism of the guy at all!" Ironically, that's not at all what I wrote. You made statements such as these: > But they read tweets like this, and they have the typical developer blindspot of not questioning motive enough and they believe it! > I'm tired of hearing this person's garbage quoted ad nauseam like a gospel And so I observed: > If you think people are parroting swyx uncritically - that's hardly a criticism of swyx, is it? To be clear, if you feel other people are repeating swyx uncritically, that is a criticism of those people. When it comes to people being loud while not adding knowledge to the discussion - with all due respect, you should consider the composition of your house before casting that stone. I apologize if my comments are frustrating for you to read; I am doing my best to give you useful feedback. You behaved in a pretty extreme way, which is not considered acceptable in this community (or most communities). And I take it you knew better: > I know it's un-HN but...
- BoorishBears 3y ago
  > that's actually not a criticism of the guy at all!" > that's hardly a criticism of swyx, is it? "Ironically, that's not at all what I wrote" The most extreme idea in this thread is thinking anyone would consider your feedback based on the level of coherence you've shown: maybe give it a rest?
  - maxbond 3y ago
    Alrighty. Best of luck.