3 ms·
I think HN does host an abundance of really smart folks. The main irritant is that so many of them are nitpicky and/or snarky. Anyone else noticed this?
by itmag 14y ago
I think HN does host an abundance of really smart folks.
The main irritant is that so many of them are nitpicky and/or snarky.
Anyone else noticed this?
- baq 14y agoflamewars are the favorite pastime of the internet. it's been like that since before i was alive, or so i'm told by the grey beards.
- hollerith 14y agoWhich would be relevant if HN had flamewars. It does not. It does not even have a significant frequency of individual flames. A flame is a long impassioned harangue or rant.
- dinkumthinkum 14y agoYeah, but out demographic is one that prone to sarcasm, criticism, sarcasm, etc, myself included. :)
- antidoh 14y agoThere is a lot of literalism among technical people. It goes with the territory.
- modarts 14y agoCompared to, let's say Slashdot? This place is pretty tame in comparison.
- deleted 14y ago[deleted]