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I compared the statement 'do this because it changed my life and the life of many others' to the type of language used in cult documentaries on HBO. I stand by

I compared the statement 'do this because it changed my life and the life of many others' to the type of language used in cult documentaries on HBO. I stand by that opinion. Codesmith is not a sex cult. I can't believe I'm writing that sentence.

crummy 1y ago
> I compared the statement 'do this because it changed my life and the life of many others' to the type of language used in cult documentaries on HBO why did you make that comparison?
- michaelnovati 1y ago
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  - sesm 1y ago
    What happened in 2024 that changed your mind?
    - michaelnovati 1y ago
      This: https://web.archive.org/web/20240418095904/https://www.codesmith.io/blog/community-update-doubling-down-on-remote-learning-timeless-pedagogy-frontier-tech https://web.archive.org/web/20240418095904/https://www.codes... I paused my recommendation to wait to see if they did what they said they would do. In my opinion they did not, so I then removed my recommendation.
      - malfist 1y ago
        Wait, so you went on a year plus long, single person crusade against a company because.....they offered remote learning options? That's the straw that broke the camels back? What a weird thing to decide to destroy a company over.
  - tomhow 1y ago
    It's fine to participate in the thread and present your version of events, but we need you to observe the guidelines, which ask us to avoid fulmination and using capitalisation for emphasis. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - michaelnovati 1y ago
      Thanks for letting me know that, I didn't know
4bpp 1y ago
There were any number of less pejorative comparisons you could have made if that was all you wanted to say. I regularly see grandiose claims of life-changing benefits on everything ranging from mildly pointless and overpriced meditation retreats down to Toastmasters, and yet you chose the one entity whose main claim to publicity were things that got its leader-guru sentenced to 120 years in a max security prison.
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jibal 1y ago
> I compared the statement 'do this because it changed my life and the life of many others' to the type of language used in cult documentaries on HBO. I stand by that opinion. This is ludicrous ... it's also the type of language used by all sorts of people in all sorts of situations. Mentioning a cult is the least charitable thing that can be said.

crummy 1y ago

> I compared the statement 'do this because it changed my life and the life of many others' to the type of language used in cult documentaries on HBO why did you make that comparison?

michaelnovati 1y ago
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- sesm 1y ago
  What happened in 2024 that changed your mind?
  - michaelnovati 1y ago
    This: https://web.archive.org/web/20240418095904/https://www.codesmith.io/blog/community-update-doubling-down-on-remote-learning-timeless-pedagogy-frontier-tech https://web.archive.org/web/20240418095904/https://www.codes... I paused my recommendation to wait to see if they did what they said they would do. In my opinion they did not, so I then removed my recommendation.
    - malfist 1y ago
      Wait, so you went on a year plus long, single person crusade against a company because.....they offered remote learning options? That's the straw that broke the camels back? What a weird thing to decide to destroy a company over.
- tomhow 1y ago
  It's fine to participate in the thread and present your version of events, but we need you to observe the guidelines, which ask us to avoid fulmination and using capitalisation for emphasis. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - michaelnovati 1y ago
    Thanks for letting me know that, I didn't know

4bpp 1y ago

There were any number of less pejorative comparisons you could have made if that was all you wanted to say. I regularly see grandiose claims of life-changing benefits on everything ranging from mildly pointless and overpriced meditation retreats down to Toastmasters, and yet you chose the one entity whose main claim to publicity were things that got its leader-guru sentenced to 120 years in a max security prison.

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jibal 1y ago

> I compared the statement 'do this because it changed my life and the life of many others' to the type of language used in cult documentaries on HBO. I stand by that opinion. This is ludicrous ... it's also the type of language used by all sorts of people in all sorts of situations. Mentioning a cult is the least charitable thing that can be said.