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As someone living in Europe, I’ve come to realize these comments typically come from two types of people: 1) Americans who don’t actually live here but fetishi
by pembrook 2y ago
As someone living in Europe, I’ve come to realize these comments typically come from two types of people:
1) Americans who don’t actually live here but fetishize the pop culture idea of Europeanism
2) Europeans who are so insecure they feel the need to loudly proclaim how “amazing” everything is in the hopes they’ll believe it themselves
Something I’ve learned; when someone feels the need to write internet comments telling you how happy they are, it’s a good indication they are not happy. Otherwise they would not be wasting time writing internet comments.
- macintux 2y ago> Something I’ve learned; when someone feels the need to write internet comments telling you how happy they are, it’s a good indication they are not happy. Otherwise they would not be wasting time writing internet comments. “The Internet is only for miserable people” sounds like projection.
- pembrook 2y agoA perusal of HN is simply reading various folks complaints and pet peeves for the day. As social media platforms discovered, the highest engagement comes from anger and frustration (basically politics).
- Jolter 2y agoLuckily HN seems to me a bit exceptional in that comments generating positive reactions are surfaced over negative ones.
- tonyedgecombe 2y agoI don't think that's the case, one of my frustrations with HN is the top comment is nearly always some plausible sounding, probably wrong and negative comment. Look at the top comment on this post for instance.
- Jolter 2y agoI don’t find it negative at all. You’re referring to the top voted comment on the OP, by “rzwitserloot”? Whether it’s wrong or not, I can’t say. The comment seems open about being a bit speculative. It’s asking questions that I find interesting.