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"Full" implies 100%, at the least a majority, as does "The entire internet is full of assholes". Ultimately, the world is partially populated by arseholes. Mos
by davidjgraph 14y ago
"Full" implies 100%, at the least a majority, as does "The entire internet is full of assholes".
Ultimately, the world is partially populated by arseholes. Most meeting places in the world, both online and off have their share of arseholes.
Arseholes do have a habit of speaking both more frequently and louder than "average" citizens, but ultimately, that's life. Seriously, toughen up and move on. Maybe try reading HN more is actually the best solution to desensitise yourself if you find such things disturbing.
And maybe someone could find a good way to get the Clint Eastwood line in...
- mazelife 14y agoI agree with you that, "most meeting places in the world, both online and off have their share of arseholes." You could argue (and I think there is some research to back this up) that the anonymity of the net inclines people to be more badly behaved than they otherwise might be. But at any rate, I don't think trying to disprove his argument by arguing the meaning of "full" really works. If I say "the sea is full of fish" I doubt think anyone takes me to mean that the sea is constituted of at least 50% fish.