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The internet seems a bit obsessed with this kind of thing. From /r/cringepics to this, the goal seems to be to make fun of other people. It's like an extensio
by sillysaurus3 13y ago
The internet seems a bit obsessed with this kind of thing. From /r/cringepics to this, the goal seems to be to make fun of other people. It's like an extension of highschool: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7690995 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7690995
I'm genuinely curious, what takeaway is there other than "Ha ha, look at that idiot"?
Some say that it indicates social maturity: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7690934 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7690934
I don't understand how making fun of people is socially mature. Or is that not the goal here?
- adambard 13y agoThe tweets individually could be seen as digs at people, although they are (hopefully on purpose) not attributed. Taken together I like to think it helps everyone realize that HN is a clique, albeit a generally knowledgeable, inclusive, and well-educated one. The HN community is no more immune to the sort of groupthink that inspires the thoughts published in the twitter feed than any internet community, and it never hurts to be aware of the fact.
- mrottenkolber 13y agoI find reading this a very healing experience as I have witnessed the typical HN abuse. A nice change to "HOT NEW COOL LOUD RUBY NODE CLOJURE MONGO HIP CAPITALISM!!!!!!!!!!" is "Haha, just look at this bunch of top notch fools."
- dllthomas 13y agoMy understanding of the linked comment is "to interact constructively with people making fun of you indicates social maturity", not "this twitter feed indicates social maturity".