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"Techcrunch publish an article singling out a single negative post (among many more) on HN from 120 days ago" Looking at the post, it would seem that edw's opi
by niggler 14y ago
"Techcrunch publish an article singling out a single negative post (among many more) on HN from 120 days ago"
Looking at the post, it would seem that edw's opinion was the most popular in the hivemind (judging by the upvotes on his comment), so it's fair to single out that post which summarized the thoughts of the many people upvoting.
Unless people just arbitrarily upvoted him, which would have other ramifications ...
- MrScruff 14y agoIt's not fair to single out one individual, particularly when the not so subtle (and completely speculative) inference is that the discussion led to Swartz's suicide.
- critch4 14y agoEd represents the general shittiness of HN. Shitty in the sense of being selfish assholes.
- mistermann 14y agoMany here would disagree with you, provided the person being singled out is a prosecutor.