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Have you followed this at all? The man has been in HN threads arguing about posts about himself for months. He's on some kind of scorched earth ego trip. His p

Have you followed this at all? The man has been in HN threads arguing about posts about himself for months. He's on some kind of scorched earth ego trip. His profile: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=photomatt https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=photomatt

mingus88 2y ago
It feels like this decade or so is defined by people who just don't know when to fade out and retire with their legacies intact. Whether it be this guy, elderly politicians, or billionaires with social media addictions, everyone's lives would be far better, including their own, if they simply knew when to stfu and enjoy their success in peace.
- bdndndndbve 2y ago
  Unlike famously chill billionaires of the past like William Randolph Hearst or Howard Hughes
- baobun 2y ago
  Unfortunately it seems like it might be the dawn of the era of demagogues aka mob rule :/
saagarjha 2y ago
I see he’s back to posting again. Do we think he fired his lawyers or that they quit?
indigodaddy 2y ago
Interesting his karma is currently 20XX. If I had to guess, it was probably significantly higher before this whole thing blew up?
- throwup238 2y ago
  IIRC karma losses from downvoting are capped at 3 or 4 per comment.
- Dalewyn 2y ago
  I don't recall when this adventure started, but going through the Wayback Machine his karma was 1.7k around December 2023[1] and then climbed to 1.8k around September 2024[2] and then just a hair under 2.1k around October 2024[3]. So if anything, it seems his karma increased since the saga began. [1]: https://web.archive.org/web/20231220230743/https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=photomatt https://web.archive.org/web/20231220230743/https://news.ycom... [2]: https://web.archive.org/web/20240930175846/https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=photomatt https://web.archive.org/web/20240930175846/https://news.ycom... [3]: https://web.archive.org/web/20241013035048/https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=photomatt https://web.archive.org/web/20241013035048/https://news.ycom...
2Gkashmiri 2y ago
I even asked Matt to sue me just for lulz and my 2 minutes of fame. Hehe
- throw16180339 2y ago
  He threatened to sue the person behind bullenweg.com (https://mastodon.social/@mvsde/113373682248521134 https://mastodon.social/@mvsde/113373682248521134), so if you're really interested you could revive it. The repo is at https://github.com/bullenweg/bullenweg.github.io https://github.com/bullenweg/bullenweg.github.io and there's another mirror available at bullenweg.org.
wodenokoto 2y ago
I think down voting photomatt is immature and unconstructive. Whether you agree or disagree with his opinion, I think his views are quite central to a discussion on what is going on. Down votes hides posts. I don't understand why so many HN'er wants Matt's comments removed from HN threads about WP.
- eGQjxkKF6fif 2y ago
  I think you misunderstand entirely. HN wants Matt removed from the internet, and for good reason.
- SlightlyLeftPad 2y ago
  As someone who hasn’t been following this at all. It seems like I’m watching a digital mob go after a heretic which is interesting.

mingus88 2y ago

It feels like this decade or so is defined by people who just don't know when to fade out and retire with their legacies intact. Whether it be this guy, elderly politicians, or billionaires with social media addictions, everyone's lives would be far better, including their own, if they simply knew when to stfu and enjoy their success in peace.

bdndndndbve 2y ago
Unlike famously chill billionaires of the past like William Randolph Hearst or Howard Hughes
baobun 2y ago
Unfortunately it seems like it might be the dawn of the era of demagogues aka mob rule :/

saagarjha 2y ago

I see he’s back to posting again. Do we think he fired his lawyers or that they quit?

indigodaddy 2y ago

Interesting his karma is currently 20XX. If I had to guess, it was probably significantly higher before this whole thing blew up?

throwup238 2y ago
IIRC karma losses from downvoting are capped at 3 or 4 per comment.
Dalewyn 2y ago
I don't recall when this adventure started, but going through the Wayback Machine his karma was 1.7k around December 2023[1] and then climbed to 1.8k around September 2024[2] and then just a hair under 2.1k around October 2024[3]. So if anything, it seems his karma increased since the saga began. [1]: https://web.archive.org/web/20231220230743/https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=photomatt https://web.archive.org/web/20231220230743/https://news.ycom... [2]: https://web.archive.org/web/20240930175846/https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=photomatt https://web.archive.org/web/20240930175846/https://news.ycom... [3]: https://web.archive.org/web/20241013035048/https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=photomatt https://web.archive.org/web/20241013035048/https://news.ycom...

2Gkashmiri 2y ago

I even asked Matt to sue me just for lulz and my 2 minutes of fame. Hehe

throw16180339 2y ago
He threatened to sue the person behind bullenweg.com (https://mastodon.social/@mvsde/113373682248521134 https://mastodon.social/@mvsde/113373682248521134), so if you're really interested you could revive it. The repo is at https://github.com/bullenweg/bullenweg.github.io https://github.com/bullenweg/bullenweg.github.io and there's another mirror available at bullenweg.org.

wodenokoto 2y ago

I think down voting photomatt is immature and unconstructive. Whether you agree or disagree with his opinion, I think his views are quite central to a discussion on what is going on. Down votes hides posts. I don't understand why so many HN'er wants Matt's comments removed from HN threads about WP.

eGQjxkKF6fif 2y ago
I think you misunderstand entirely. HN wants Matt removed from the internet, and for good reason.
SlightlyLeftPad 2y ago
As someone who hasn’t been following this at all. It seems like I’m watching a digital mob go after a heretic which is interesting.