thyssen

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   by thyssen 4y ago

   HN is like this, complete with people drumming it up by starting the comment off with “Look, folks” and then saying something completely fucking milquetoast about the subject matter.
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   by thyssen 4y ago

   This only happens on HN because these coders don’t comment on any other social media platform.
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   by thyssen 4y ago

   Not a traveler, but I have been on HN for almost 15 years now, so I’ve seen this play out far too often to ignore it. This shit can only fool the people who think they’ve discovered gold and are too committed to call it what it is: lipstick
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   by thyssen 4y ago

   I meant to say that it’s common, and very amusing, to see top comments on HN coming in with, to paraphrase, “I work on the thing you’re all commenting on, and you’re very wrong.” I say amusing but it’s fairly fucking sad to see how often th
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   by thyssen 4y ago

   Throwaway for a bit of banter. I like how every time this is brought up, Reddit is used as an example. But Reddit has far, far more interesting and nuanced discussions that includes many people at the top of their respective fields. Nobody