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Why is this useless shit post that contributes absolutely nothing at the top?

by zxcvcxz 12y ago

nothrabannosir 12y ago
To answer this ironically irate question as honestly as I can, here is my perspective. I voted this up. It speaks to me. Substitute MongoDB for PHP or vb.net or w3schools.com in that post, and it is my frustration. With these tools, I feel bad. I feel sad. I feel they are inferior. But I can never find a real, convincing, proper argument. I have to go through great lengths to stay objective, and it's never quite satisfactory. Why? Because I'm not good at exploring my thoughts purely objectively. I'm human. When I use a tool, I feel passion. Sometimes positive, sometimes negative. When I use Lisp, it burns like fire. But when I try to explain it, I have to admit: there are only downsides the eye can see. When I use PHP, vb.net, or MongoDB, I'm on Antartica. Without a jacket. It's cold. It's sad. There are no penguins. I feel bad. But I cannot tell you why. I have to admit: they get the job done. Millions use them. The greatest of the greatest sites and applications are built with them. Software that you use every day. Around the world. So perhaps it's just me. As painful as it is to admit, I simply cannot find the words to match my feelings about this. And I feel alone. Then I read this. It warms my heart. He knows what I mean. He speaks my language. Had he had a good, objective argument, he would have used it. But he didn't, because he only has bad feelings. It is precisely the fact that he doesn't have anything objectively negative to say, yet feels so badly about it, that speaks to me so much. MongoDB might be objectively good, but I find it noteworthy that so many people consider it subjectively bad. This is useful information to me. That's why I voted it up.
- zxcvcxz 12y ago
  I now understand.
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iagooar 12y ago
I'm sorry my post isn't to your satisfaction. I tried to avoid doing an extensive rant by something a bit more creative. Now I see, that HN can be a tough place to express one's ideas.

Why is this useless shit post that contributes absolutely nothing at the top?

by zxcvcxz 12y ago

Why is this useless shit post that contributes absolutely nothing at the top?

To answer this ironically irate question as honestly as I can, here is my perspective. I voted this up. It speaks to me. Substitute MongoDB for PHP or vb.net or w3schools.com in that post, and it is my frustration. With these tools, I feel bad. I feel sad. I feel they are inferior. But I can never find a real, convincing, proper argument. I have to go through great lengths to stay objective, and it's never quite satisfactory. Why? Because I'm not good at exploring my thoughts purely objectively. I'm human. When I use a tool, I feel passion. Sometimes positive, sometimes negative. When I use Lisp, it burns like fire. But when I try to explain it, I have to admit: there are only downsides the eye can see. When I use PHP, vb.net, or MongoDB, I'm on Antartica. Without a jacket. It's cold. It's sad. There are no penguins. I feel bad. But I cannot tell you why. I have to admit: they get the job done. Millions use them. The greatest of the greatest sites and applications are built with them. Software that you use every day. Around the world. So perhaps it's just me. As painful as it is to admit, I simply cannot find the words to match my feelings about this. And I feel alone. Then I read this. It warms my heart. He knows what I mean. He speaks my language. Had he had a good, objective argument, he would have used it. But he didn't, because he only has bad feelings. It is precisely the fact that he doesn't have anything objectively negative to say, yet feels so badly about it, that speaks to me so much. MongoDB might be objectively good, but I find it noteworthy that so many people consider it subjectively bad. This is useful information to me. That's why I voted it up.

zxcvcxz 12y ago
I now understand.

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iagooar 12y ago

I'm sorry my post isn't to your satisfaction. I tried to avoid doing an extensive rant by something a bit more creative. Now I see, that HN can be a tough place to express one's ideas.