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After spending a non-trivial amount of time on HN and various other resources for years, people are definitely intentionally being mean. Not all of them, but a
by nicholassmith 14y ago
After spending a non-trivial amount of time on HN and various other resources for years, people are definitely intentionally being mean. Not all of them, but a significant amount of people posting harsh comments could do it in a much more constructive way, but that's not what they want. They want to be mean. Sucks for discourse.
- manmal 14y agoOh the irony of this comment. And I get the irony of my own comment, too. Well.
- nicholassmith 14y agoI didn't say I was exempt, but I definitely try and avoid "This sucks and you should feel bad. And stupid" and focus on trying to contribute in a more positive manner. Meanness is hard to detect though, so it's all a sliding scale.