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Re:“Moderating HN is like a cross between a postdoc gig and ... by l33t2328 on Saturday March 12, 2022 @04:16PM (#30654951)
> are directly part of the SEAL structure.

So are the people that serve them food

> big military specops dudes have nothing to do with weak nerdy computer stuff, lol!

No one is saying that. Everyone is aware of the role computers have. They’re (correctly) saying that comparing the jobs is asinine.

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Re:“Moderating HN is like a cross between a postdoc gig and ... by oonerspism on Saturday March 12, 2022 @06:00PM (#30655843)
The original comment we're discussing is: "comparing anything done sitting at the computer to the Navy SEALs is risible".

Some of the work done by Navy SEALs literally does involve things done sitting at computers, so the original comment is directly contradicting itself, and is therefore incorrect.

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Re:“Moderating HN is like a cross between a postdoc gig and ... by l33t2328 on Saturday March 12, 2022 @06:27PM (#30656076)
> Some of the work done by Navy SEALs literally does involve things done sitting at computers

It also involves them being fed and having their equipment maintained.

Comparing the jobs is risible.

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Re:“Moderating HN is like a cross between a postdoc gig and ... by oonerspism on Saturday March 12, 2022 @07:13PM (#30656482)
The figure-of-speech simply pivots upon key traits common to both parties.

You're perfectly entitled to not like the choice of common traits in somebody else's figure-of-speech. Have at it. :)

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