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I think this is as meaningful as the question "what's the best food you've ever eaten?", which is to say, it's not a very meaningful question.

JKCalhoun 2y ago
Sure, but for the rest of us it might suggest a food we had not yet tried.
- a_square_peg 2y ago
  Fair enough. I feel like I've been seeing a lot of questions on Reddit along this line that comes off as very low effort to generate engagements so that's really the reason behind my comment but I see how my response also comes off as snarky.
  - JKCalhoun 2y ago
    I know what you're saying. It must work though — it engagad both of us for different reasons, rose to front page of HN. (Perhaps you would rather it did not though.)
    - a_square_peg 2y ago
      You're absolutely right on both accounts - it did work to engage us and that I would rather that such posts don't get upvoted. Thanks for your understanding. :)
  - mcphage 2y ago
    It is a low effort method to generate engagement, but it does generate really good engagement. Likewise, your other example of “what’s the best food you’ve ever eaten” is a lazy question… but I bet the answers would be really interesting.
sam29681749 2y ago
Steak and eggs made by my grandfather.
prewett 2y ago
Funny thing is, despite being an avid reader, I can't really say what my "best" book is. But I can easily describe the best meal I've ever had: we were on a tour in Chengdu, and they took us to a restaurant without any introduction. The meal was good but nothing special, until halfway through, when that nagging feeling that the flavor wasn't quite right made me realize that this is the Buddhist fake meat I'd heard about. And I only realized because I'd lived in China and eaten lots of meals so I knew what things were supposed to taste like. I have to say, the fish soup was incredible, the fish even flaked properly. To be so good that it took me halfway through a formal meal (which involves multiple courses) to recognize it speaks to how well it was done.

JKCalhoun 2y ago

Sure, but for the rest of us it might suggest a food we had not yet tried.

a_square_peg 2y ago
Fair enough. I feel like I've been seeing a lot of questions on Reddit along this line that comes off as very low effort to generate engagements so that's really the reason behind my comment but I see how my response also comes off as snarky.
- JKCalhoun 2y ago
  I know what you're saying. It must work though — it engagad both of us for different reasons, rose to front page of HN. (Perhaps you would rather it did not though.)
  - a_square_peg 2y ago
    You're absolutely right on both accounts - it did work to engage us and that I would rather that such posts don't get upvoted. Thanks for your understanding. :)
- mcphage 2y ago
  It is a low effort method to generate engagement, but it does generate really good engagement. Likewise, your other example of “what’s the best food you’ve ever eaten” is a lazy question… but I bet the answers would be really interesting.

sam29681749 2y ago

Steak and eggs made by my grandfather.

prewett 2y ago

Funny thing is, despite being an avid reader, I can't really say what my "best" book is. But I can easily describe the best meal I've ever had: we were on a tour in Chengdu, and they took us to a restaurant without any introduction. The meal was good but nothing special, until halfway through, when that nagging feeling that the flavor wasn't quite right made me realize that this is the Buddhist fake meat I'd heard about. And I only realized because I'd lived in China and eaten lots of meals so I knew what things were supposed to taste like. I have to say, the fish soup was incredible, the fish even flaked properly. To be so good that it took me halfway through a formal meal (which involves multiple courses) to recognize it speaks to how well it was done.