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you appear to be under the unfortunate misapprehension that anybody gets paid to engage in bull sessions on here. Fortunately, I'm not mistaken in the fact tha

you appear to be under the unfortunate misapprehension that anybody gets paid to engage in bull sessions on here. Fortunately, I'm not mistaken in the fact that this world is small, and the grandparent poster is living in it. I've had the distinct honor to witness many a person sitting across from me have the unfortunate distinction of being known by me in circumstances that were less than fortunate for them. And at the end of the day that can really affect how someone "gets paid."

worksonmine 3y ago
You sound like a terrible colleague, on a very high horse, with very little self-awareness. You enter this thread with a straw-man, and when called out start threatening with cancel culture bullshit. What are you even trying to prove here and to who? You're a parody of an Apple user. I guess that's what decades of being patronized and gaslit by a company does to someone.
- blantonl 3y ago
  cancel culture bullshit. You're a parody of an Apple user. I guess that's what decades of being patronized and gaslit by a company does to someone. How on earth did you draw these two conclusions? I'm simply asking people to not call me an "ass" and a "dickface" in a professional setting and all the sudden I'm some cheerleading Apple user who was gaslit and patronized by a company? Some of you are some angry misguided people. You should really look inward to how you interact with your fellow peers. This is frankly, disgusting.
  - worksonmine 3y ago
    First of all, this is not a professional setting, it's a comment section to an article. Second, you reduce someones completely valid need of being able to cancel a subscription to a condescending straw-man: > supporting your 0.001% edge case of you wanting to run iMovie on your Sun Workstation running Solaris Since you see this place as a professional setting, is that how you handle colleagues? With unnecessary and patronizing sarcasm? Anyway, when you get called out for it you double down with "careful, we might meet each other professionally": > I've had the distinct honor to witness many a person sitting across from me have the unfortunate distinction of being known by me in circumstances that were less than fortunate for them. And at the end of the day that can really affect how someone "gets paid." Ridiculous. Don't take yourself or this place too seriously. Nobody is angry, we just don't have patience for your bullshit. Where do I apply if I want the opportunity to tell you to go fuck yourself to your face?
    - blantonl 3y ago
      Where do I apply if I want the opportunity to tell you to go fuck yourself to your face? You can contact me through my profile. You won't though, because even though Sweden is a large country, you wouldn't dare say that to my face regardless. I know you wouldn't.
      - worksonmine 3y ago
        How come? Are you a tough guy who resorts to your fists when your fragile ego gets questioned? Imagine sitting there doxxing people over this bullshit. This needs an XKCD, "call the FBI, someone on the internet called me an ass". I'm sure you have 15 e-mails drafted already "Hey, are you aware that your employee has opinions online? It's not a good look for your company and you should do something about that." Get a grip on yourself man.
        Brian_K_White 3y ago
        I will be very amused to see him contact my employer. ;) I guess he couldn't penetrate my cloak of plain real name, middle initial and all. The guy lampoons himself.
        blantonl 3y ago
        Oh look the consequences of my actions. Good lord. I was just hoping you’d contact me so we could continue this discussion offline HN. I don’t think I’ve ever swung a fist at everyone, but that’s what I thought. You won’t contact me. Stay salty, and have a good day bro… edit: you’ve crossed the line from having an opinion to being an unprofessional jerk. I’m not anonymous, you are. I triple dog dare you to personally back up your comments, otherwise you are a coward and afraid of your own shadow, much less confident in your opinions. Like I said before, you would never make these comments to me face to face where I knew who you were and there were consequences for your actions lurking around the corner. But I’m willing to be surprised. ---- edit2 per the below: What would that even achieve? I don't feel the need to prove anything to someone on the internet. LOL. Ok dude. That's why you're 8 deep into the comments. Stay anonymous and salty my friend. Discussions don't scare me. What would these consequences even be? Reach out to me. See, you can't. You won't. You can huff and puff and beat on your chest proclaiming that you're "knocking down to earth" and all this sanctimonious bullshit but deep down inside you know that you would never act like this in public if people knew who you were. your bluff has been called, you've been given the opportunity to be a real person, but you simply can't do it. The reason is because you are a coward, and you know there will be consequences for acting like a tool in public. Otherwise you'd "own it" like you did when you were a big boy and you walked down to HR to show them what's up. You can look at my profile, you know exactly who I am. Who are you? You're a cute little freelancer who hides behind the keyboard knowing that regardless of what you do, there are consequences for the way that you address people in public unprofessionally. I stand by all my comments, because my name is right on them. You can't stand by your comments because you are - nobody. ---- Addendum: One thing that's really cool here is you can see @worksonmine agree with me that there are consequences for popping your mouth off in public, as he progresses through his arguments. It is a good sign of progress, he'll watch himself a little closer on a professional forum and he definitely won't reveal who he is professionally when he decides to stray off into not acting like a professional. Who would have thought being unprofessional would be a hinderance to someone? he knows it. I know it. everyone knows it.

worksonmine 3y ago

You sound like a terrible colleague, on a very high horse, with very little self-awareness. You enter this thread with a straw-man, and when called out start threatening with cancel culture bullshit. What are you even trying to prove here and to who? You're a parody of an Apple user. I guess that's what decades of being patronized and gaslit by a company does to someone.

blantonl 3y ago
cancel culture bullshit. You're a parody of an Apple user. I guess that's what decades of being patronized and gaslit by a company does to someone. How on earth did you draw these two conclusions? I'm simply asking people to not call me an "ass" and a "dickface" in a professional setting and all the sudden I'm some cheerleading Apple user who was gaslit and patronized by a company? Some of you are some angry misguided people. You should really look inward to how you interact with your fellow peers. This is frankly, disgusting.
- worksonmine 3y ago
  First of all, this is not a professional setting, it's a comment section to an article. Second, you reduce someones completely valid need of being able to cancel a subscription to a condescending straw-man: > supporting your 0.001% edge case of you wanting to run iMovie on your Sun Workstation running Solaris Since you see this place as a professional setting, is that how you handle colleagues? With unnecessary and patronizing sarcasm? Anyway, when you get called out for it you double down with "careful, we might meet each other professionally": > I've had the distinct honor to witness many a person sitting across from me have the unfortunate distinction of being known by me in circumstances that were less than fortunate for them. And at the end of the day that can really affect how someone "gets paid." Ridiculous. Don't take yourself or this place too seriously. Nobody is angry, we just don't have patience for your bullshit. Where do I apply if I want the opportunity to tell you to go fuck yourself to your face?
  - blantonl 3y ago
    Where do I apply if I want the opportunity to tell you to go fuck yourself to your face? You can contact me through my profile. You won't though, because even though Sweden is a large country, you wouldn't dare say that to my face regardless. I know you wouldn't.
    - worksonmine 3y ago
      How come? Are you a tough guy who resorts to your fists when your fragile ego gets questioned? Imagine sitting there doxxing people over this bullshit. This needs an XKCD, "call the FBI, someone on the internet called me an ass". I'm sure you have 15 e-mails drafted already "Hey, are you aware that your employee has opinions online? It's not a good look for your company and you should do something about that." Get a grip on yourself man.
      - Brian_K_White 3y ago
        I will be very amused to see him contact my employer. ;) I guess he couldn't penetrate my cloak of plain real name, middle initial and all. The guy lampoons himself.
      - blantonl 3y ago
        Oh look the consequences of my actions. Good lord. I was just hoping you’d contact me so we could continue this discussion offline HN. I don’t think I’ve ever swung a fist at everyone, but that’s what I thought. You won’t contact me. Stay salty, and have a good day bro… edit: you’ve crossed the line from having an opinion to being an unprofessional jerk. I’m not anonymous, you are. I triple dog dare you to personally back up your comments, otherwise you are a coward and afraid of your own shadow, much less confident in your opinions. Like I said before, you would never make these comments to me face to face where I knew who you were and there were consequences for your actions lurking around the corner. But I’m willing to be surprised. ---- edit2 per the below: What would that even achieve? I don't feel the need to prove anything to someone on the internet. LOL. Ok dude. That's why you're 8 deep into the comments. Stay anonymous and salty my friend. Discussions don't scare me. What would these consequences even be? Reach out to me. See, you can't. You won't. You can huff and puff and beat on your chest proclaiming that you're "knocking down to earth" and all this sanctimonious bullshit but deep down inside you know that you would never act like this in public if people knew who you were. your bluff has been called, you've been given the opportunity to be a real person, but you simply can't do it. The reason is because you are a coward, and you know there will be consequences for acting like a tool in public. Otherwise you'd "own it" like you did when you were a big boy and you walked down to HR to show them what's up. You can look at my profile, you know exactly who I am. Who are you? You're a cute little freelancer who hides behind the keyboard knowing that regardless of what you do, there are consequences for the way that you address people in public unprofessionally. I stand by all my comments, because my name is right on them. You can't stand by your comments because you are - nobody. ---- Addendum: One thing that's really cool here is you can see @worksonmine agree with me that there are consequences for popping your mouth off in public, as he progresses through his arguments. It is a good sign of progress, he'll watch himself a little closer on a professional forum and he definitely won't reveal who he is professionally when he decides to stray off into not acting like a professional. Who would have thought being unprofessional would be a hinderance to someone? he knows it. I know it. everyone knows it.