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I agree. I think many people here are childish in their motivation. By acting in this churlish manner they try to show how great they are. To bolster their own

I agree. I think many people here are childish in their motivation. By acting in this churlish manner they try to show how great they are. To bolster their own self image. Sad.

MrScruff 13y ago
Don't be preposterous. How is arguing that reworking existing code for the web isn't that interesting 'bolstering self image'? Are the people anonymously agreeing with me also ego-driven? You should consider that your post has zero content other than making a personal attack, which couldn't be said for the one you're criticising.
- jamesrcole 13y ago
  HN isn't just for totally new things. Lots of people wouldn't be aware of the existing stuff you mention. So what if you and a bunch of other people have been long familiar with similar stuff? When you say it "isn't that interesting" you're just saying that it isn't that interesting for _you_. [EDIT: "When you say" -> "When you say it"]
- alan_cx 13y ago
  I think its not so much what you said, but how you said it. The way I read it, is that by saying that you found it odd that people were impressed by this, it can be felt that you were implying that people impressed by this demo and code are some how backward in their knowledge or thinking. And by pointing that out, you must there for be implying your own superiority. So, bolstering self image and suggesting its ego driven fits with that. Do you see what I mean? You could have just said, "yeah very cool, and here is some additional info for those who are interested." But instead, you implied a negative value judgement on people who liked the demo and code. People don't like that much.
  - MrScruff 13y ago
    I don't think there's anything particularly clever about knowing about this algorithm or not. I find it odd when people are impressed by things implemented in one language/runtime when they wouldn't be impressed by it being implemented in another language/runtime. I find the excitement reserved for 'here's X implemented in JS' stories strange. To me it's basically the same story every time. I realise that the HN readership includes a fair fraction of web developers in it's readership, so perhaps my view is in a minority. As others have said, if the link was to a technical discussion of the algorithm presented alongside a JS example implementation, it would have made more sense to me. I do apologise if some took this as a personal slight.
- nullymcnull 13y ago
  What's preposterous is the amount of effort you are putting into essentially saying "meh, boring" when you could have simply moved along to the next post that actually does interest you. HN may not need every "look at the old stuff I did in JS" post, sure. But it needs these pointless "I didn't like this" derails even less.
- floobynewb 13y ago
  Look, I wasn't talking specifically about your post. I'm irritated with the tone here, in general. Live and let live, let people be interested in what they are interested in. I will probably look back at what I am interested in now, 10 or 20 years from now and consider it a little backward. I hope so.

I agree. I think many people here are childish in their motivation. By acting in this churlish manner they try to show how great they are. To bolster their own self image. Sad.

MrScruff 13y ago

Don't be preposterous. How is arguing that reworking existing code for the web isn't that interesting 'bolstering self image'? Are the people anonymously agreeing with me also ego-driven? You should consider that your post has zero content other than making a personal attack, which couldn't be said for the one you're criticising.

jamesrcole 13y ago
HN isn't just for totally new things. Lots of people wouldn't be aware of the existing stuff you mention. So what if you and a bunch of other people have been long familiar with similar stuff? When you say it "isn't that interesting" you're just saying that it isn't that interesting for _you_. [EDIT: "When you say" -> "When you say it"]
alan_cx 13y ago
I think its not so much what you said, but how you said it. The way I read it, is that by saying that you found it odd that people were impressed by this, it can be felt that you were implying that people impressed by this demo and code are some how backward in their knowledge or thinking. And by pointing that out, you must there for be implying your own superiority. So, bolstering self image and suggesting its ego driven fits with that. Do you see what I mean? You could have just said, "yeah very cool, and here is some additional info for those who are interested." But instead, you implied a negative value judgement on people who liked the demo and code. People don't like that much.
- MrScruff 13y ago
  I don't think there's anything particularly clever about knowing about this algorithm or not. I find it odd when people are impressed by things implemented in one language/runtime when they wouldn't be impressed by it being implemented in another language/runtime. I find the excitement reserved for 'here's X implemented in JS' stories strange. To me it's basically the same story every time. I realise that the HN readership includes a fair fraction of web developers in it's readership, so perhaps my view is in a minority. As others have said, if the link was to a technical discussion of the algorithm presented alongside a JS example implementation, it would have made more sense to me. I do apologise if some took this as a personal slight.
nullymcnull 13y ago
What's preposterous is the amount of effort you are putting into essentially saying "meh, boring" when you could have simply moved along to the next post that actually does interest you. HN may not need every "look at the old stuff I did in JS" post, sure. But it needs these pointless "I didn't like this" derails even less.
floobynewb 13y ago
Look, I wasn't talking specifically about your post. I'm irritated with the tone here, in general. Live and let live, let people be interested in what they are interested in. I will probably look back at what I am interested in now, 10 or 20 years from now and consider it a little backward. I hope so.