News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Tell HN: Uptick in mean-spirited comments. Parent comment

Re:Tell HN: Uptick in mean-spirited comments by pjscott on Sunday October 31, 2010 @03:49AM (#1852767)
That saying is only true if there are no other people listening to or reading the argument. If your goal is to convince lurkers, it's actually pretty easy to win a written argument with an idiot.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Tell HN: Uptick in mean-spirited comments by davorak on Sunday October 31, 2010 @03:59AM (#1852786)
Which is the only valuable thing to do if you are going to debate an idiot and perhaps the only valid reason to debate an idiot.
[ Parent | on HN ]