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I've read and reread ktizo and I'm not seeing the negativity. He drew a correlation based on their attention to detail and if mistaken should be about as insul

by libria 14y ago

I've read and reread ktizo and I'm not seeing the negativity. He drew a correlation based on their attention to detail and if mistaken should be about as insulting as mathematical error. Perhaps there's a cross-cultural interpretation associated with sock drawers that I'm missing. Granted there has been negativity on HN lately, but are we not manufacturing drama here? //edit: I read it that he's impressed with their focus and passion, which sounds more like a compliment.

ktizo 14y ago
Perhaps there's a cross-cultural interpretation associated with sock drawers that I'm missing I do hope so. As then there is a chance that we might find out what it is and then everything might just make sense. Otherwise I'm just going to paraphrase Keynes and assume that internets can remain irrational a lot longer than I can stay sober.
flatline3 14y ago
"I love that ..." is the rhetorical equivalent of "Don't take this the wrong way, but ..." There's a pretty clear implication that it's silly to "crop out" pictures of mars, focus on knots, and the kind of people that would do that would be OCD in their maintenance of sock drawers. It's a silly, vaguely cutting generalization. Observe the top reply, which takes a defensive stance: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4474178 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4474178