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You’re all just content for internet outrage bait.

by jacobthesnakob 9mo ago

woggy 9mo ago
Are you denying that this is happening?
- tastyface 9mo ago
  IMO green accounts with negative points should be assumed to be trolls or agitators. Engaging is a waste of time; just flag if you’ve got the power and move on without a second thought. (I think I’ve been shadowbanned from flagging. What a fucking site, eh?)
  - woggy 9mo ago
    What is a green account?
    - tastyface 9mo ago
      If the username is colored green, I believe it means the account was created recently.
    - gnabgib 9mo ago
      > What do green usernames mean? Green indicates a new account. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
  - anonzzzies 9mo ago
    I think green and negative should have an indicator really; usually a troll.
  - jacobthesnakob 9mo ago
    [flagged]
    - bigyabai 9mo ago
      It's not against the rules, but it's absolutely a tell. If you've lurked on HN with showdead enabled, you know exactly what kind of people rely on green accounts.
    - gnabgib 9mo ago
      > Throwaway accounts are ok for sensitive information, but please don't create accounts routinely. HN is a community—users should have an identity that others can relate to. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - zahlman 9mo ago
      [flagged]
      - tastyface 9mo ago
        I mean, I’m still a real person. I’d love to post about my latest software widget or technical article like in the before times, but admittedly I’ve got other things on my mind these days. Like: as a resident of a Blue sanctuary city, what choice words I’m going to use with ICE if they come to break down my door. How much I should bite my tongue on social media as a naturalized immigrant. Fun stuff like that. No great loss if I get kicked off the site, but for what it’s worth, my karma is net positive so far. I guess there are still enough others here who are apoplectically furious at our rapidly degenerating society. And lest we forget: hacking is intrinsically a political act, anti-authoritarian by nature, though I understand that there are scant few actual hackers here these days.
- jacobthesnakob 9mo ago
  [flagged]
  - mopsi 9mo ago
    That tells more about your googling skills than about the availability of the material: https://xcancel.com/maxnesterak/status/2008961959731859757 https://xcancel.com/maxnesterak/status/2008961959731859757

You’re all just content for internet outrage bait.

woggy 9mo ago

Are you denying that this is happening?

tastyface 9mo ago
IMO green accounts with negative points should be assumed to be trolls or agitators. Engaging is a waste of time; just flag if you’ve got the power and move on without a second thought. (I think I’ve been shadowbanned from flagging. What a fucking site, eh?)
- woggy 9mo ago
  What is a green account?
  - tastyface 9mo ago
    If the username is colored green, I believe it means the account was created recently.
  - gnabgib 9mo ago
    > What do green usernames mean? Green indicates a new account. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
- anonzzzies 9mo ago
  I think green and negative should have an indicator really; usually a troll.
- jacobthesnakob 9mo ago
  [flagged]
  - bigyabai 9mo ago
    It's not against the rules, but it's absolutely a tell. If you've lurked on HN with showdead enabled, you know exactly what kind of people rely on green accounts.
  - gnabgib 9mo ago
    > Throwaway accounts are ok for sensitive information, but please don't create accounts routinely. HN is a community—users should have an identity that others can relate to. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - zahlman 9mo ago
    [flagged]
    - tastyface 9mo ago
      I mean, I’m still a real person. I’d love to post about my latest software widget or technical article like in the before times, but admittedly I’ve got other things on my mind these days. Like: as a resident of a Blue sanctuary city, what choice words I’m going to use with ICE if they come to break down my door. How much I should bite my tongue on social media as a naturalized immigrant. Fun stuff like that. No great loss if I get kicked off the site, but for what it’s worth, my karma is net positive so far. I guess there are still enough others here who are apoplectically furious at our rapidly degenerating society. And lest we forget: hacking is intrinsically a political act, anti-authoritarian by nature, though I understand that there are scant few actual hackers here these days.
jacobthesnakob 9mo ago
[flagged]
- mopsi 9mo ago
  That tells more about your googling skills than about the availability of the material: https://xcancel.com/maxnesterak/status/2008961959731859757 https://xcancel.com/maxnesterak/status/2008961959731859757