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> Why? Because you have a blog and must fill it with something or it whithers. Controversy is more filling than pragmatic rationalism.
by njharman 17y ago
> Why?
Because you have a blog and must fill it with something or it whithers. Controversy is more filling than pragmatic rationalism.
- nir 17y agoCan't blame the guy, though, since we reward this type of writing by making this "Ciao Apples, Hola Oranges" essay #2 in HN.
- berntb 17y agoThat explains the blogs (and, well, a large part of the media) but doesn't answer the phenomenon of language wars.
- hippee-lee 17y agos/language/religious/ and wars over religion have been going on for thousands of years. I don't think that explains it but the mentality seems very similar to me.