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I believe that it means "I disagree". It seems common on platforms where language is not sophisticated, but rarely do I see these on HN.
by dotancohen 2y ago
I believe that it means "I disagree". It seems common on platforms where language is not sophisticated, but rarely do I see these on HN.
- wlonkly 2y agoIt's worse than that, it's feigned surprise. "I disagree" is at least intellectually honest, "Huh?" is pretending that the position is so far off that they couldn't even understand it. I learned the term "feigned surprise" from Recurse Center's social rules[1]. It's related to, but not exactly the same as, that well-known XKCD about "today's 10000", too[2]. [1] https://www.recurse.com/social-rules https://www.recurse.com/social-rules [2] https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/
- hollerith 2y agoWhy is it feigned? Why can't it be (mild) genuine surprise?