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Different thing. Using visible _ is a conscious choice.

• efilife 2y ago
  Why?
  • Kiro 2y ago
    It looks nice and has been a staple in hacker culture for decades, long before we had rich text and were just chatting on IRC.
    • sph 2y ago
      Also it looks like _underlined_ text
    • efilife 2y ago
      It doesn't look nice at all to me. Real emphasis looks way nicer, that's its purpose. Now that we have rich text, why not utilize it?
      • Kiro 2y ago
        I use both and will continue to do so. You're trying to lecture people who have been on HN for more than 10 years how "we" do stuff around here.
        • efilife 2y ago
          There's so much wrong with this reply I won't even bother trying to respond, I feel the negativity of this comment pour through my screen
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