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Against the grain builds character, I don't think it's inappropriate, but rather much needed.

• zimbabwe 17y ago
  If you think that the people here haven't all heard Hicks then you've got another thing coming. Bill Hicks is almost a prerequisite to growing up at all intelligent, not because he's good - I despise his style of comedy - but because he's quoted so thoroughly that one can't help but be saturated with Hicksisms. We don't need that. We already subscribe to that. I'm on Hacker News because I think the rat race is bullshit and I want to spend my time doing meaningful things. I'd hope that's why you're here too. Posting something saying that nothing matters and we should all lighten up is going perfectly with the themes of Hacker News, but it's adding nothing of interest save for Hicks fans. Against the grain would be an article telling us that progress is a crime and that conformity is the key to a healthy society. But I'd hate to see that here, too, because it's equally bullshit.