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> I honestly don't care what the HN trolls, and the people who upvote them, supposedly "think" about me. If that's true, why 750 words on the subject? The issue
by ryguytilidie 13y ago
> I honestly don't care what the HN trolls, and the people who upvote them, supposedly "think" about me.
If that's true, why 750 words on the subject?
The issue I take with Dave Winer is that he seems to feel as though his accomplishments or contributions somehow elevate his words beyond criticism.
1) If someone wrote a scathing criticism about you on the internet, in a thread about you on the internet, it might be worth responding to. Writing 750 words takes a decent programmer very little time. This point seems petty and childish on your part.
2) I could not disagree more. Did you even read what he wrote? He said that he was annoyed you guys were making conclusions based on half truths and that you didn't know what you are talking about, which is factually correct. Your response is that "his accomplishments somehow elevate his words beyond criticism". So disingenuous.
- danilocampos 13y agoI can see why you'd feel that way, but I'm specifically referencing his conduct in threads when I describe his sense of self-elevation. To wit: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5739469 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5739469 If you had to reach a certain level of accomplishment in order to engage in criticism, the world would be pretty dull indeed. There's also intellectual dishonesty there. Marissa Mayer is infinitely more accomplished than he but he nonetheless criticizes her in his post, especially the cheap line where he telepathically infers her associates were embarrassed when she left the call.