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Is that the main point of the article? Is that the most interesting point you can make after reading it? Just because something minor in the article offends som
by iamwil 14y ago
Is that the main point of the article? Is that the most interesting point you can make after reading it? Just because something minor in the article offends some semblence of sensibility in you doesn't make it a good topic of discussion on HN. In fact, it's just a knee-jerk reaction from you, and if anything, you're just trolling.
- dkrich 14y agoThe article is being discussed, and certainly the words that constitute the article are fair game. I use profanity all the time. I love it. I go to the bar to hear casual assessments riddled with profanity. I come to HN to read serious discourse. Once the author sets the tone with a title of that nature, he is speaking to his audience in a condescending way that lacks respect. It's a cheap attempt at eyeball grabbing and that is why it is annoying, not that it offends anybody's sensibilities. It's not professional and after reading the first few sentences I had lost any respect for the author, which is probably unfair but his own fault for poorly choosing his language. He's not a fucking rapper, he's guest-blogging on a tech news site. Use some fucking professionalism.