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You're correct and flagged for it. HN sucks for discussing aviation, ships.. just about anything other than computers.

by lupusreal 3y ago

LargeTomato 3y ago
What does it mean to be flagged for it?
- lupusreal 3y ago
  When I read it, your comment was invisible to most users and at the bottom of the page. Flagging is done by other users who are offended at what you say (presumably by the 'experts' who dismiss an experimental prototype aircraft because the new tech doesn't make sense for quadcopters..)
  - firebaze 3y ago
    You can vouch though after clicking on the "... minutes ago" field, which is what I did in this specific case and apparently enough others to undo the flag.
Rastonbury 3y ago
Physical engineering stuff isn't so bad, sometimes people in the industry pop up, the most egregious is economics or finance discussions
- throw1234651234 3y ago
  There is very little to discuss in finance / economics except insider trading. I am NOT into politics and am NOT posting this for it's value to republicans, but just look at Nancy Pelosi getting 65% returns and beating out every hedge fund this year. Furthermore, finance is dead - it's the "hot field" of the 80s / 90s. It has been commoditized and isn't interesting. I say this as a CFA who also had various useless finance licenses like CFP, Series 7, 63, 6 etc and worked both on the sales / "advisor" (read Fidelity call center out of college, where I liked to point out that we wear suits and make less than garbagemen to coworkers) side of things and real analysis and still chose to go to IT the first chance I got.
  - ceejayoz 3y ago
    She and her VC husband bet on Nvidia - in restrospect, a good call. Congress has its winners and losers like the rest of the economy. https://nypost.com/2024/01/04/business/nancy-pelosis-2023-trading-gains-top-65-boosted-by-stock-options-report/ https://nypost.com/2024/01/04/business/nancy-pelosis-2023-tr... > The Unusual Whales report also notes that of 100 stock-trading members of Congress, a third beat the S&P with their portfolios. > Last year, the average Democrat nabbed returns of 31% – well ahead of the average Republican’s 18%. Unusual Whales notes Democrats are more invested in tech stocks – which surged in 2023 – while Republicans are more exposed to the banking and oil sectors.
    - throw1234651234 3y ago
      Again, I am genuinely not into politics, but to me the idea that she doesn't trade on insider information is absolutely laughable.
      - ceejayoz 3y ago
        I'm all for a ban in Congressional stock trading, but the idea that she needs to risk that with an already-wealthy VC husband with plenty of his own insider access seems similarly laughable. (Headlines also tend to call it her wealth, which seems pretty misleading.) In 2022, their return was -19.8%. 2023 saw the market up enormously, and as my link indicates, Dems in Congress have been benefiting from a focus on tech stocks like Nvidia across the board.
        throw1234651234 3y ago
        I am more inclined to take that as an argument for "most of Congress" insider trades rather than "Nancy doesn't". I will leave that here though, long political argument ahead if we keep going. Agreeing to disagree. Also, thank you for the link, these stats definitely give a more balanced view.
        ceejayoz 3y ago
stronglikedan 3y ago
They were likely flagged for generalizing. The quality of comments varies greatly depending on the topic. It's not fair to say that HN comments are generally abysmal. It is fair to be flagged for it, since it doesn't contribute anything of value to the discussion.

You're correct and flagged for it. HN sucks for discussing aviation, ships.. just about anything other than computers.

LargeTomato 3y ago

What does it mean to be flagged for it?

lupusreal 3y ago
When I read it, your comment was invisible to most users and at the bottom of the page. Flagging is done by other users who are offended at what you say (presumably by the 'experts' who dismiss an experimental prototype aircraft because the new tech doesn't make sense for quadcopters..)
- firebaze 3y ago
  You can vouch though after clicking on the "... minutes ago" field, which is what I did in this specific case and apparently enough others to undo the flag.

Rastonbury 3y ago

Physical engineering stuff isn't so bad, sometimes people in the industry pop up, the most egregious is economics or finance discussions

throw1234651234 3y ago
There is very little to discuss in finance / economics except insider trading. I am NOT into politics and am NOT posting this for it's value to republicans, but just look at Nancy Pelosi getting 65% returns and beating out every hedge fund this year. Furthermore, finance is dead - it's the "hot field" of the 80s / 90s. It has been commoditized and isn't interesting. I say this as a CFA who also had various useless finance licenses like CFP, Series 7, 63, 6 etc and worked both on the sales / "advisor" (read Fidelity call center out of college, where I liked to point out that we wear suits and make less than garbagemen to coworkers) side of things and real analysis and still chose to go to IT the first chance I got.
- ceejayoz 3y ago
  She and her VC husband bet on Nvidia - in restrospect, a good call. Congress has its winners and losers like the rest of the economy. https://nypost.com/2024/01/04/business/nancy-pelosis-2023-trading-gains-top-65-boosted-by-stock-options-report/ https://nypost.com/2024/01/04/business/nancy-pelosis-2023-tr... > The Unusual Whales report also notes that of 100 stock-trading members of Congress, a third beat the S&P with their portfolios. > Last year, the average Democrat nabbed returns of 31% – well ahead of the average Republican’s 18%. Unusual Whales notes Democrats are more invested in tech stocks – which surged in 2023 – while Republicans are more exposed to the banking and oil sectors.
  - throw1234651234 3y ago
    Again, I am genuinely not into politics, but to me the idea that she doesn't trade on insider information is absolutely laughable.
    - ceejayoz 3y ago
      I'm all for a ban in Congressional stock trading, but the idea that she needs to risk that with an already-wealthy VC husband with plenty of his own insider access seems similarly laughable. (Headlines also tend to call it her wealth, which seems pretty misleading.) In 2022, their return was -19.8%. 2023 saw the market up enormously, and as my link indicates, Dems in Congress have been benefiting from a focus on tech stocks like Nvidia across the board.
      - throw1234651234 3y ago
        I am more inclined to take that as an argument for "most of Congress" insider trades rather than "Nancy doesn't". I will leave that here though, long political argument ahead if we keep going. Agreeing to disagree. Also, thank you for the link, these stats definitely give a more balanced view.
        ceejayoz 3y ago

stronglikedan 3y ago

They were likely flagged for generalizing. The quality of comments varies greatly depending on the topic. It's not fair to say that HN comments are generally abysmal. It is fair to be flagged for it, since it doesn't contribute anything of value to the discussion.