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The thing I dislike most about the holidays is the erosion of intellectual discussion and infectious somatization even on its few remaining bastions like HN. O
by trendril 12y ago
The thing I dislike most about the holidays is the erosion of intellectual discussion and infectious somatization even on its few remaining bastions like HN.
Oh, Huxley.
- BigChiefSmokem 12y agoTo me HackerNews has had the wrong name for a while now. To me hacking was always the underground playground - more about critical thinking and circumvention and raw engineering rather than the mainstream academia and VC scene which is HN. But hey - I still love this place, Merry Christmas!
- bennettfeely 12y ago> erosion of intellectual discussion and infectious somatization Santa got you a thesaurus for Christmas?
- trendril 12y agoThe only weird one there is Soma, and that's a Huxley reference you won't find in a thesaurus. I wish though. A thesaurus would be a most endearing gift.
- trendril 12y agoThat's among the most downvotes I've ever seen, but I suppose I deserve as much for being a grump. I do find it fascinating how the spirit of Christmas (effectively read: holiday consumerism) is unshakable in the Western world, possibly more so than any religion. There might be a business lesson in here.