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You can read the author's inexperience between every single line.

• dang 11y ago
  Perhaps. But if you know more, why not teach us? A good HN comment would convey relevant information and not be snarky.
  • fapjacks 11y ago
    What's there to say to this person that clearly has made a decision that they're going to stand by forever? People don't change their minds even in the face of reason, let alone their religious convictions. I'll be downvoted for this comment, but there is absolutely no point is trying to reason here, because of the barrier of human nature, and what I'm saying is the truth, unfortunately.
    • dang 11y ago
      It's not only a question of convincing the other person but of providing clear information to everybody else. Perhaps you feel there's no point to doing that either, but then the only HN-appropriate thing to do would be to just not comment. Posting empty swipes doesn't help anyone, and breaks the site guidelines.
      • fapjacks 11y ago
        I've posted two other comments in this thread with the information you're looking for. I don't think it's an empty swipe. It's how I feel about the content in the link. Part of discussing technology is using social cues to reinforce or reprimand certain kinds of behavior, just as you're doing now. If some new person came to this thread and saw nothing but chipper, positive, glowing comments about this guy's wonderful insight, there would be nothing here indicating the enormous friction around this very topic. Comments like mine reinforce that the community needs to inform themselves about a topic before deciding for themselves what is the best way forward. If we stumble blindly into the future, coddled by the happy comments we are allowed to post, innovation suffers and ultimately dies. This is about much more than just negativity in posts. I hope what I've said makes some kind of sense.