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I don't think that "well-actually" comments online have a fraction of the negative social effects that they do in a really life situation.
by pokpokpok 13y ago
I don't think that "well-actually" comments online have a fraction of the negative social effects that they do in a really life situation.
- d23 13y agoFor both, it creates an annoying, pedantic atmosphere.
- slaundy 13y agoThey're a large part of why I've almost entirely stopped reading comments on HN. Too many people more interested in being right than having an actual discussion.
- dustingetz 13y agoagreed. in a 3 person private conversation, a factual inaccuracy that is not central to the point isn't going to harm the participants. Online, the conversation is public. People who don't know what they're talking about should be politely called out before they stir up FUD or otherwise cause harm. (i am a hackerschool alum)
- pindi 13y agoI think the focus is on pedantic corrections that are entirely irrelevant to the discussion and serve only to make the commenter feel superior. For example, see this recent thread [1]. The first commenter proposes a device that would use a Molex connector. The second points out that the device needs to interface with a wire not found on the Molex 8981 connector, a useful correction. The third makes the inane observation that Molex the company makes many connectors, when it is obvious that the first two commenters were referring to the Molex 8981 connector specifically. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5638420 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5638420