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Hey, I'm wondering about what effect you're trying to achieve. Do you mind spending a few moments telling me about it?
by ludston 13y ago
Hey, I'm wondering about what effect you're trying to achieve. Do you mind spending a few moments telling me about it?
- Crito 13y agoI'm not him, but such ridicule, while perhaps not appropriate for HN, is often effective at getting the target to think before they speak in the future (at least concerning the particular topic being discussed). People don't like being ridiculed, so ridicule often gets through to them when straightforward corrections do not.
- ludston 13y agoI wish you were the person I were addressing. I'd like to challenge the following assumptions: "The target" didn't think before he posted. There is value in silencing "the target". "Ridicule often gets through to them -"
- ryguytilidie 13y agoHey sorry, didn't see this response til now. I've grown a bit tired of the endless snark and grasping at straws to make others look bad. I felt like mocking a really terrible, obtuse point would be fair.