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This is one of the things I dislike about hacker news: People responding to what is clearly emotional hyperbole as though it were a literal statement. The OP e

by adamc 2y ago

This is one of the things I dislike about hacker news: People responding to what is clearly emotional hyperbole as though it were a literal statement. The OP expresses disappointment with Apple -- exactly what the cause was is unstated. People are allowed to have such feelings. I've had them myself. In recent years, Apple has killed things I liked and pushed a lot of services/login crap I have zero interest in. Other people like the new changes. That's OK too.

JumpCrisscross 2y ago
> OP expresses disappointment with Apple I read it as polarisation against Apple. As in what follows is not to be taken literally, but as a diatribe. The message being, in essence, "I don't like Apple." If that wasn't the intended message, OP is right--the comment is stronger without it.
plufz 2y ago
I agree that feelings are okay. But also the internet and society is so overloaded with emotional hyperboles. I like with HN that a lot of people make the effort to be bit more diplomatic, less aggressive and more based in facts than most online communities.
evilduck 2y ago
Nobody wants to read emotional hyperbole when it's just an excuse to lie or exaggerate instead of being truthful or accurate. It's more common than not to find people expressing disappointment with Apple online who are lying, ignorant to the point that their complaint is just incomprehensible, using long outdated and incorrect information, exaggerating the problem to the point of absurdity, or applying expectations or standards that literally no company or alternative product on Earth meets. A good chunk of the time you can even get people to reply in a way that betray the fact that they never even owned or used the Apple product they're complaining about, they're just seeking upvotes or karma with easy and popular sentiments even if they're factually wrong. Holding Apple accountable and having a negative opinion is fine, but it's a fairly rare thing to find someone online doing it in good faith.

by adamc 2y ago

JumpCrisscross 2y ago

> OP expresses disappointment with Apple I read it as polarisation against Apple. As in what follows is not to be taken literally, but as a diatribe. The message being, in essence, "I don't like Apple." If that wasn't the intended message, OP is right--the comment is stronger without it.

plufz 2y ago

I agree that feelings are okay. But also the internet and society is so overloaded with emotional hyperboles. I like with HN that a lot of people make the effort to be bit more diplomatic, less aggressive and more based in facts than most online communities.

evilduck 2y ago

Nobody wants to read emotional hyperbole when it's just an excuse to lie or exaggerate instead of being truthful or accurate. It's more common than not to find people expressing disappointment with Apple online who are lying, ignorant to the point that their complaint is just incomprehensible, using long outdated and incorrect information, exaggerating the problem to the point of absurdity, or applying expectations or standards that literally no company or alternative product on Earth meets. A good chunk of the time you can even get people to reply in a way that betray the fact that they never even owned or used the Apple product they're complaining about, they're just seeking upvotes or karma with easy and popular sentiments even if they're factually wrong. Holding Apple accountable and having a negative opinion is fine, but it's a fairly rare thing to find someone online doing it in good faith.