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So, instead of engaging in some harmless recreation, you reckon it's morally superior to go on Hacker News and chastise people for engaging in harmless recreati

by chc 13y ago

So, instead of engaging in some harmless recreation, you reckon it's morally superior to go on Hacker News and chastise people for engaging in harmless recreation? I think instead of being obsessed with criticizing others, it would be nice if people focused on just about anything else in the world. Games are not the loftiest goal in the world, but they do make people happy and engage their minds. Not everyone is going to cure cancer, and it is not reasonable to criticize them for not being that person. Yes, curing cancer would be grand, but we need plumbers too. Just because something isn't historically significant doesn't mean it isn't significant.

tensor 13y ago
I'm not criticizing them for what they do, I'm criticizing them for the whole wooo I'm changing the world arrogance. Take it down a notch and get some perspective.
- visakanv 13y ago
  The one thing more frustrating than "woo i'm changing the world" arrogance is "woo, i'm making a difference by helping the 'woo i'm changing the world' people get some perspective." If you don't like their arrogance, put them in their place by doing better.
  - tensor 13y ago
    I've already done better. I've contributed significantly to the first draft of one of the human chromosomes. I've helped prepare parts for the LHC by cleaning them to remove contaminants, and I've made several open and novel contributions to science. I'm now working on changing a small area of society, but I don't make any arrogant claims of changing the world in doing so.
    - rantanplan 13y ago
      LOL, one of the best come backs I've seen on HN :) I enjoyed 2048, but yeah it didn't change my life in the slightest. And every other "world changing effect" they ascribe to it, could more easily explained with the "butterfly effect", than the significance of this game. UPDATE: Downvoting with someone you disagree is fun, but try at least offering an argument.

by chc 13y ago

tensor 13y ago

I'm not criticizing them for what they do, I'm criticizing them for the whole wooo I'm changing the world arrogance. Take it down a notch and get some perspective.

visakanv 13y ago
The one thing more frustrating than "woo i'm changing the world" arrogance is "woo, i'm making a difference by helping the 'woo i'm changing the world' people get some perspective." If you don't like their arrogance, put them in their place by doing better.
- tensor 13y ago
  I've already done better. I've contributed significantly to the first draft of one of the human chromosomes. I've helped prepare parts for the LHC by cleaning them to remove contaminants, and I've made several open and novel contributions to science. I'm now working on changing a small area of society, but I don't make any arrogant claims of changing the world in doing so.
  - rantanplan 13y ago
    LOL, one of the best come backs I've seen on HN :) I enjoyed 2048, but yeah it didn't change my life in the slightest. And every other "world changing effect" they ascribe to it, could more easily explained with the "butterfly effect", than the significance of this game. UPDATE: Downvoting with someone you disagree is fun, but try at least offering an argument.