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the subtext of their comment, the unspoken implication, the between the lines meaning was that it's fine people are on their phone all the time, because some of
by GeoAtreides 2y ago
the subtext of their comment, the unspoken implication, the between the lines meaning was that it's fine people are on their phone all the time, because some of them are reading books
- Dilettante_ 2y agoI didn't read it like that at all.
- GeoAtreides 2y agoobviously I did what do we do now, ask other users for their input? make a poll? i don't know why HN has this habit of using anecdotes as absolute counter-arguments, makes for uninteresting discussion in my opinion and the subtext is always the same "A did/didn't happen to me, so then it follows A does/doesn't happen to anyone"
- Dilettante_ 2y agoActually, you phrased your previous post as though it were a fact, not an opinion, so it's more like "A didn't happen for me, so A does not happen for everyone." I was challenging your assertion, not making a counter-assertion.