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Why does the precursor "as a rule..." change anything? I have not increased the drama at all. Someone posted a totally hyperbolic statement. I called them on
by PM_Tech 12y ago
Why does the precursor "as a rule..." change anything?
I have not increased the drama at all. Someone posted a totally hyperbolic statement. I called them on it. It was upvoted numerous times I suspect because a consensus agrees with me.
It is not intelligent to tear down popular things because they are popular. You could have very well removed Gladwell and added Apple, Microsoft or French wine.
I haven't yelled, have I?
Your protip is baffling. Who is apparently smart? The OP? How have you reached that conclusion? By the possession of a HN account?
- Avshalom 12y ago'As a rule, I think'...'I think' Its a qualifier stating that what ever follows is a personal heuristic not a claim of fact.
- PM_Tech 12y ago...how does that change the OP's position?
- wpietri 12y agoWhy look! More argumentation and drama. From a new, anonymous account. How could I ever have guessed? Oh, maybe like this: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19 http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19
- PM_Tech 12y ago...is your theory that only non-anonymous persons are allowed to disagree? I am not anonymous - you never asked me my name.
- wpietri 12y agoMy heuristic is that non-anonymous persons get more conversational leeway. I'm more willing to invest time in conversations with people who have invested in their identity. Your current level of argumentative dickishness would probably disqualify you as a useful interlocutor for me regardless of how much you stand behind your words. E.g., the "you never asked me my name" bullshit. So I'm done with you.
- PM_Tech 12y agoYou sound like a teenage girl throwing a tantrum. Am I supposed to care you "done" with me?