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It sure seems like the first comment in every story is some simple criticism or nitpick. It is starting to make this community look petty. This is really great
by megablast 14y ago
It sure seems like the first comment in every story is some simple criticism or nitpick. It is starting to make this community look petty.
This is really great news, these are devices that we can develop for, and provide some incredibly useful utilities. Look for some interesting startups to come out of Africa taking advantage of this, and producing utilities for people in that part of the world.
- redthrowaway 14y agoI've noticed the same trend, and have similar concerns. It's not that a clarification or correction isn't necessarily a high-content comment, but it's far from guaranteed to be the highest. I think the "minor gripe" is actually HN's version of the meme reply: easily digestible, doesn't take much effort, and easy to agree with. Just as reddit's frontpage is dominated by imgur links, so too are the comments on HN dominated by easy criticisms.
- lmm 14y agoI've said this before: for any given story there will be people who disagree with it, and the way HN is currently designed, upvoting a critical post is their only way to express that disagreement.