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Until reading near the end I wasn't sure it was a Tesla employee/official or a third party story But, it says "By Elon Musk" in a large font slap bang in the m
by lotsofmangos 13y ago
Until reading near the end I wasn't sure it was a Tesla employee/official or a third party story
But, it says "By Elon Musk" in a large font slap bang in the middle of the screen just under the title of the piece when you open the page. I really think this might be down to your powers of observation rather than any oversight on their part.
- nailer 13y agoMedium is famous for internet drama, and more recently parody articles about Medium and internet drama. If I read something 'by Elon Musk' on Medium I normally: - Assume it's not Elon Musk, but rather someone who hates Elon Musk - Start reading it in an Elon-Musk-Bond-Villain persona
- lotsofmangos 13y agoI haven't seen any fake Elon Musk articles on there. Can you show me some of them?
- nailer 13y agoI didn't say any existed. Re-read the comment.
- lotsofmangos 13y agoHuh? Are you completely and utterly mental? You were stating what you normally do when you read something saying that it is by Elon Musk on Medium. To claim that you have a normal behaviour for a given situation would usually presuppose that it is a situation you have previously encountered, more than once.
- nailer 13y agohttp://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- lotsofmangos 13y agoIs that a yes?
- zxexz 13y agoWell this has been the most hilarious sub-thread I've read on HN recently. Thanks nailer and lotsofmangoes.
- lotsofmangos 13y agoIt is all part of the service. And when I find out which service, I might even return it.
- Dylan16807 13y agoThe repeated situation is part of "Medium is famous for internet drama, and more recently parody articles about Medium and internet drama." nailer filled in the template to illustrate the response to the template, not to assert that they had encountered this specific variant before. The use of 'normally' implies having been in the exact situation, but it's possible to have a default response to a situation without having been in it. In context it is very easy to figure out nailer's meaning. It is ridiculous of you to fall back to 'completely and utterly mental'.