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The title is deceptive because shortly after asking that question in the article, the author comes to a resounding "no" and goes on to talk about why it is our
by ritchiea 13y ago
The title is deceptive because shortly after asking that question in the article, the author comes to a resounding "no" and goes on to talk about why it is our impression that SV only works on the problems of 20-somethings. The core of the author's comment comes at the end:
"Imagine how odd it would be to read an article saying that the people who work for manufacturing firms are really just out to make money, or that they don’t seem interested enough in current events. It is only because Silicon Valley has done such an extraordinary job branding itself that articles about their social conscience, or lack thereof, seem completely reasonable. But the tech sector is, on the whole, much more like other sectors of the economy than it likes to believe, or than it likes anyone else to believe."
- seanlinehan 13y agoHere is a strategy that I have heard repeated a few times: When you see a rhetorical question in the title of a news article, the answer is no. The answer is always no. The article may say maybe. But the answer is no. Just like that you've saved yourself a few minutes.
- nairteashop 13y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridges_law_of_headlines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridges_law_of_headlines
- jimmaswell 13y agoMaybe I'll write an article with the title, "Is the answer to this question no?"
- 3825 13y agoI see where you are headed. The answer is still no because you won't write the aforementioned article. You're clever.
- doorhammer 13y ago[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar_paradox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar_paradox
- logn 13y agoI've come to count on another thing too: someone on HN comments will always point out the answer is 'no' and then point out this generality, and then you'll often have a comment like mine point this out. :)
- ChuckMcM 13y agoibid
- moron4hire 13y agoomg, I can create noisy posts, too.
- quantumpotato_ 13y agoWhy are people posting articles like this to HN? Please stop :(
- DanBC 13y agoThis account is new. Do you have another HN account? Have you been reading HN for a long time? May I ask: what is it about this story that you dislike? (I'm not disagreeing with you. The article doesn't feel great. But there's potential: People sometimes wonder about what problems need solving, yet this group is mostly young, mostly white, mostly male; mostly well educated. How do these people burst that bubble to find the problems that other people have?) Also, going to [new] and upvoting good stories is important and a good thing to do.
- wittysense 13y agoSeriously? That's utterly irresponsible. I hope you aren't a CEO.