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Re:I will pay you cash to delete your NPM module by stoned on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @10:23AM (#29241533)
Instead of being constructive and contributing positively to humanity, ddevault takes his talents and attempts to play scorched earth at every turn in the road.

There are constructive solutions to this problem. The solutions do not entail breaking literally millions of builds and suggesting that a developer should torch their reputation for, what, $710 (LOL, give me a break, Drew).

What we have here is performative attention-seeking, known clinically as "maladaptive coping." It's a shame to see this stuff day after day voted up to the HN homepage.

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Re:I will pay you cash to delete your NPM module by randomhodler84 on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @12:03PM (#29243041)
If a million builds can break for $700, maybe those builds deserve to break. Then the million developers might actually write resilient software. Where do I send my $700??
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Re:I will pay you cash to delete your NPM module by cjbconnor on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @10:27AM (#29241574)
It's satire.

https://drewdevault.com/2021/11/16/Cash-for-leftpad.html#con...

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Re:I will pay you cash to delete your NPM module by stoned on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @10:28AM (#29241582)
How is this "satire"? What is this satirizing?
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Re:I will pay you cash to delete your NPM module by pseudalopex on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @11:40AM (#29242648)
You could call it a modest proposal.[1]

[1] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/modest_proposal

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Re:I will pay you cash to delete your NPM module by stoned on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @02:12PM (#29245071)
You could, that’s interesting, had never heard of that. Thanks.
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Re:I will pay you cash to delete your NPM module by dym_sh on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @11:54AM (#29242875)
back in my day we called them shitposts
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Re:I will pay you cash to delete your NPM module by stoned on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @02:12PM (#29245076)
Shitposts belong on Reddit.
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Re:I will pay you cash to delete your NPM module by dym_sh on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @05:04PM (#29246893)
whats the difference lol
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Re:I will pay you cash to delete your NPM module by lp0_on_fire on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @11:18AM (#29242306)
Because he openly, in black and white, says it is satire?
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Re:I will pay you cash to delete your NPM module by stoned on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @11:50AM (#29242805)
How does this fall under the definition of satire?

“the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.”

Where’s the humor? Where’s the irony?

What is he “satirizing”?

He’s trolling and calling it “satire.”

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Re:I will pay you cash to delete your NPM module by dym_sh on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @11:55AM (#29242895)
its just a prank bro
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Re:I will pay you cash to delete your NPM module by stoned on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @01:01PM (#29243979)
I'm not your bro.
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Re:I will pay you cash to delete your NPM module by dym_sh on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @02:07PM (#29244996)
you taking it too personally bro
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