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Re:The Generational Divide in Software Developers by wppick on Monday July 26, 2021 @01:36PM (#27962397)
Ad hominem. We don't need to do a background check on every author of an article, we can just focus on and discuss the contents
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Re:The Generational Divide in Software Developers by UncleMeat on Monday July 26, 2021 @01:52PM (#27962649)
We can, but if a person announces to the world that they are an asshole we can also choose to spend our valuable attention somewhere else.
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Re:The Generational Divide in Software Developers by jaywalk on Monday July 26, 2021 @04:09PM (#27964741)
"If you disagree with me on one topic, you are an asshole and I will not listen to anything you have to say on any other topic."

Yes, he's the asshole here.

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Re:The Generational Divide in Software Developers by UncleMeat on Monday July 26, 2021 @05:34PM (#27965789)
This is a very specific topic. There are plenty of topics where disagreeing with me doesn't mean anything.
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Re:The Generational Divide in Software Developers by rbanffy on Monday July 26, 2021 @01:40PM (#27962455)
Still, I prefer not to give the person additional exposure.
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