News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Mastodon Is Better Than Twitter: Elevator Pitch. Parent comment

Re:Mastodon Is Better Than Twitter: Elevator Pitch by cabalamat on Saturday August 18, 2018 @09:20PM (#17791956)
> "($CONSERVATIVE_PERSON| $LIBERAL_PERSON | $GROUP | $PARTY ) DID A THING, I HAVE FEELINGS ABOUT IT, AND YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT IT".

This phenomenon is more concisely expressesd as "boo outgroup".

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Mastodon Is Better Than Twitter: Elevator Pitch by iamdave on Sunday August 19, 2018 @12:15AM (#17792558)
I suppose if you are beholden to oversimplifications, sure.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Mastodon Is Better Than Twitter: Elevator Pitch by cabalamat on Sunday August 19, 2018 @08:25AM (#17794012)
I see it more as reification of a concept than an oversimplification.
[ Parent | on HN ]