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I think there's just as much unreasonably anti-Apple activity on HN as there is pro-Apple -- if you think otherwise (in either direction), it's probably your bi

I think there's just as much unreasonably anti-Apple activity on HN as there is pro-Apple -- if you think otherwise (in either direction), it's probably your bias showing.

FirmwareBurner 3y ago
>I think there's just as much unreasonably anti-Apple activity on HN as there is pro-Appl No there isn't. Pro-Apple comments don't get downvote bombed and flagged for no reason as much as those anti-Apple. If you don't see this it's your bias showing. And what was "unreasonably anti-Apple" in that comment that it needed be flagged? By market share it's true, for most people saying "a computer" is gonna mean a PC, not just a Mac only.
- marcellus23 3y ago
  Since neither of us actually have any data to show, it's more reasonable to assume that the anti- and pro-Apple behavior is equal than that one is more common. To proclaim, lacking any actual data, that one is more common and that it just happens to be the one that matches up with your preconception, suggests confirmation bias. > And what was "unreasonably anti-Apple" in that comment that it needed be flagged? Please show me where I said that comment was unreasonably anti-Apple, or that it deserved to be flagged.
ddtaylor 3y ago
I disagree. There are some people who are pretty knee deep in Apple ecosystems and sometimes they will complain about one piece of the system or even a specific component like the failing keyboard or a specific product decision like the notch. But, they're "dug in" and they can't "un-Apple" all their stuff. They spend extra to buy a product that has components they think has serious problems that is operated and ran by a company that they routinely participate in discussions about them doing things at bad faith like killing webapps. Also as someone who has done a few different product launches on HN you can tell instantly when you start getting metrics about page visits that HN skews extremely Apple. Your UA logs will be dominated by Safari and iOS agents as the hits come in from HN.

I think there's just as much unreasonably anti-Apple activity on HN as there is pro-Apple -- if you think otherwise (in either direction), it's probably your bias showing.

FirmwareBurner 3y ago

>I think there's just as much unreasonably anti-Apple activity on HN as there is pro-Appl No there isn't. Pro-Apple comments don't get downvote bombed and flagged for no reason as much as those anti-Apple. If you don't see this it's your bias showing. And what was "unreasonably anti-Apple" in that comment that it needed be flagged? By market share it's true, for most people saying "a computer" is gonna mean a PC, not just a Mac only.

marcellus23 3y ago
Since neither of us actually have any data to show, it's more reasonable to assume that the anti- and pro-Apple behavior is equal than that one is more common. To proclaim, lacking any actual data, that one is more common and that it just happens to be the one that matches up with your preconception, suggests confirmation bias. > And what was "unreasonably anti-Apple" in that comment that it needed be flagged? Please show me where I said that comment was unreasonably anti-Apple, or that it deserved to be flagged.

ddtaylor 3y ago

I disagree. There are some people who are pretty knee deep in Apple ecosystems and sometimes they will complain about one piece of the system or even a specific component like the failing keyboard or a specific product decision like the notch. But, they're "dug in" and they can't "un-Apple" all their stuff. They spend extra to buy a product that has components they think has serious problems that is operated and ran by a company that they routinely participate in discussions about them doing things at bad faith like killing webapps. Also as someone who has done a few different product launches on HN you can tell instantly when you start getting metrics about page visits that HN skews extremely Apple. Your UA logs will be dominated by Safari and iOS agents as the hits come in from HN.