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I'm saddened that you're saddened by nerds relating to each other, talking about things they actually liked and feeling nostalgia. Everyone, let's be sure we s

by pekk 12y ago

I'm saddened that you're saddened by nerds relating to each other, talking about things they actually liked and feeling nostalgia. Everyone, let's be sure we stick to the real business of HN: gossip about companies which were started for no reason other than to get sold, fighting over the brands of fetishized personal electronics, hagiographies of people like Steve Jobs and Edward Snowden, flamewars about women in tech, and preening about how we personally are the top 1% of software engineers and only hire people like ourselves. Otherwise, someone might feel saddened.

doctorstupid 12y ago
My point is that they are not relating to each other. Modern conversation seems to be morphing into the art of using others' comments as triggers for one's own monologue. Instead of having the discipline of quieting ourselves in order to comprehend what others are saying, we isolate ourselves into narcissism by placing mirrors onto their heads. An awareness of this trend may surprise you about how little we actually relate to each other. Rather, we use others to relate to ourselves.
- kowdermeister 12y ago
  > Modern conversation seems to be morphing into the art of using others' comments as triggers for one's own monologue I'm pretty sure in real life it happens that in a coming together somebody has a spark and tells a story in 5 minutes. This is in no way different.
- irishcoffee 12y ago
  "People listened instead of just waiting for their turn to speak" [0] - Chuck Palahniuk I have tried probably too hard to not be this person. As a result, i've had literally hundreds of people tell me I'm a great listener. I don't order food at my usual haunts, they just make it. Letting people talk, and actually hearing and giving one flying fuck, is more impactful than I ever imagined. [0] http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/37182.html http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/37182.html
- normloman 12y ago
  You sure it isn't just the limitations of the medium? Threaded discussion lends itself to longer messages. And since the author of the post isn't guaranteed to be here, we can't ask questions and expect an answer. If we were on IRC, I'd expect more of a two-way conversation. Instead we have people sharing their comments (Hacker News often reminds me of blog comments.)

by pekk 12y ago

doctorstupid 12y ago

My point is that they are not relating to each other. Modern conversation seems to be morphing into the art of using others' comments as triggers for one's own monologue. Instead of having the discipline of quieting ourselves in order to comprehend what others are saying, we isolate ourselves into narcissism by placing mirrors onto their heads. An awareness of this trend may surprise you about how little we actually relate to each other. Rather, we use others to relate to ourselves.

kowdermeister 12y ago
> Modern conversation seems to be morphing into the art of using others' comments as triggers for one's own monologue I'm pretty sure in real life it happens that in a coming together somebody has a spark and tells a story in 5 minutes. This is in no way different.
irishcoffee 12y ago
"People listened instead of just waiting for their turn to speak" [0] - Chuck Palahniuk I have tried probably too hard to not be this person. As a result, i've had literally hundreds of people tell me I'm a great listener. I don't order food at my usual haunts, they just make it. Letting people talk, and actually hearing and giving one flying fuck, is more impactful than I ever imagined. [0] http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/37182.html http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/37182.html
normloman 12y ago
You sure it isn't just the limitations of the medium? Threaded discussion lends itself to longer messages. And since the author of the post isn't guaranteed to be here, we can't ask questions and expect an answer. If we were on IRC, I'd expect more of a two-way conversation. Instead we have people sharing their comments (Hacker News often reminds me of blog comments.)