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A comment on Ask HN: Why the Hacker News community is always hating on new ideas?.

Re:Ask HN: Why the Hacker News community is always hating on... by scardine on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @12:45AM (#17547395)
My theory is that communities like HN and StackOverflow are a magnet for very smart people with a very direct style of communication. Yes, they sound sassy or snarky but most have no intention to be mean. They just lack most of the brain circuitry to refrain from comment or beat around the bush.
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Re:Ask HN: Why the Hacker News community is always hating on... by DoreenMichele on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @12:48AM (#17547402)
In person, voice tone, facial expression etc help convey warmth and kindness. On the internet, all you have is words (unless you go out of your way to include emoticons, gifs, etc, which are not the norm on HN). This often sounds far harsher than was intended.
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