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if i am curious about something and want to learn, i don't want to need to sift through jokes and sarcastic comments. i find joy in learning and people can stil
by gwill 2y ago
if i am curious about something and want to learn, i don't want to need to sift through jokes and sarcastic comments. i find joy in learning and people can still be informative and use humor.
- thruway516 2y agoThe humorlessness is really strong with this one. I caution you not to read the other comments further down lest you catch a hissy fit.
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- digging 2y agoI'm frustrated this is getting so much pushback - puns are noise. HN is more enjoyable than reddit precisely because of the higher signal-to-noise ratio. But a significant part of the comments of this post are arguing about how much fun to have in the comments, a complete waste of my time.
- KaiserPro 2y agoWe are debating, with hushed academic rigour (well some of us are) an article where the author is talking about how they designed and implemented a system to drop hats out of a window at passers by. Hats. Out of a Window. For a joke. Not a cure for cancer. Not a peace proposal Not a way to get people out of poverty Hats. Out. Of. A. Window. This hushed "no we mustn't pun or mock" type attitude is one of the main drivers of stupid tech fads It leads to people in positions of power to write down phrases like "This product isn't seen by our customers as a bridge to the metaverse". The product being a fucking chat app with bulletin board built in. At no point did anyone in the room mercilessly rip the piss out of them. And it shows.
- digging 2y agoThis doesn't respond to my previous comment, making it more noise...