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Re:Ask HN: Why do such strong opinions exist in our industry? by jamesb93 on Monday August 12, 2019 @04:59AM (#20673702)
In my experience a lot of people who post on hn have a shallow view of how technology relates to a diversity of people who use it. Most are coders for a company who make web apps, or business applications or have been in coding long enough to develop esoteric affectations for LISP. Every time I see an incredibly strong worded opinion I get the impression they've never stepped outside working with a computer company driven by a 'demand' for a 'product'.

Just look at the comments of this thread right now. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20672051

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Re:Ask HN: Why do such strong opinions exist in our industry? by tcbasche on Monday August 12, 2019 @05:31AM (#20673834)
Yeah I was just reading that and thinking the exact same thing. Lately I've been thinking 'man, Elixir has been getting some traction' until I realised I'd only really read that on HN in the comments sections.
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