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Maybe your confusion will be reduced if you meditate on a few concepts: * "Childish" and "unprofessional" are not synonyms. * Neither are "adult" and "profess

Maybe your confusion will be reduced if you meditate on a few concepts: * "Childish" and "unprofessional" are not synonyms. * Neither are "adult" and "professional". * Neither are "childish" and "honest". * Neither are "adult" and "dishonest". * PR fluff is not the same as the general concept of public relations. * "We will not discuss this." is honest and straightforward, as are a number of alternative statements people have suggested. * A statement made by an individual with limited power and resources may have very different implications and be perceived very differently than the same statement made by one with great power and resources. * HN is composed of many individuals with nuanced opinions and worldviews. * Individuals with diametrically opposed viewpoints in some areas may have very similar viewpoints in others, and sometimes the reasons for that may be subtle. * No particular comment thread will necessarily have a representative sample of individuals participating. * Confirmation bias exists.

ddoolin 12y ago
Nope, not reduced a bit. Only your last 6 bullets were even semi-relevant (but still snarky) as the rest were mostly semantic nitpicking. FWIW, "Childish" and "unprofessional" can arguably be used interchangeably in this case since they both present the concept of acting in contrast to the social norm of the group (adults & professionals), though their dictionary definitions are far from synonyms.
- nknighthb 12y ago
  To me, "unprofessional" means "human", "professional" means "dishonest sociopath". These are not semantic nitpicks. They have much deeper meaning. I cannot stop you from dismissing them, but I hope you will consider them more than you have.
  - TeMPOraL 12y ago
    I actually upvoted you, because all your bullets are technically true and are worth meditating on. But I guess in this case, the most relevant conclusion would be that people whining about unprofessionalism and people whining about professionalism are two different groups; usually one speaks up and the other stays silent.
  - ddoolin 12y ago
    I did consider them -- It just seemed to take the original statement very literally (not actually confusing, but shocking) which seems condescending or snarky at best. But if you were being sincere, then I apologize for the comment.

ddoolin 12y ago

Nope, not reduced a bit. Only your last 6 bullets were even semi-relevant (but still snarky) as the rest were mostly semantic nitpicking. FWIW, "Childish" and "unprofessional" can arguably be used interchangeably in this case since they both present the concept of acting in contrast to the social norm of the group (adults & professionals), though their dictionary definitions are far from synonyms.

nknighthb 12y ago
To me, "unprofessional" means "human", "professional" means "dishonest sociopath". These are not semantic nitpicks. They have much deeper meaning. I cannot stop you from dismissing them, but I hope you will consider them more than you have.
- TeMPOraL 12y ago
  I actually upvoted you, because all your bullets are technically true and are worth meditating on. But I guess in this case, the most relevant conclusion would be that people whining about unprofessionalism and people whining about professionalism are two different groups; usually one speaks up and the other stays silent.
- ddoolin 12y ago
  I did consider them -- It just seemed to take the original statement very literally (not actually confusing, but shocking) which seems condescending or snarky at best. But if you were being sincere, then I apologize for the comment.