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> You're probably not going to find this satisfying, but, online? For sure nothing. Then why tone police the original poster? If these people are unconvinceabl
by lovich 1y ago
> You're probably not going to find this satisfying, but, online? For sure nothing.
Then why tone police the original poster? If these people are unconvinceable then why not enjoy the catharsis?
- BugsJustFindMe 1y agoI presently view that kind of cathartic expression as worse than neutral and actively harmful. That's not the same as being able to change someone's mind, but it's also still bad.
- lovich 1y agoI legitimately do not understand the idea that it’s harmful if you simultaneously argue that it has no effect on anyone but catharsis for the poster. If it doesn’t change anyone’s mind then why care? If it does change someone’s mind then why argue against it? Unless you mean to say that you think it’s actively changing people’s mind in the opposite direction of the original posters intent
- credit_guy 1y agoI agree with the policing thing. I do that from time to time. Hacker News is one (maybe the only one) good place on the internet. Let's try to keep it like that. Snarky remarks are clearly against this site's guidelines. And for good reason: they do not change anyone's mind, and can result in polarizing responses. That's not what HN needs.