Re:Ask HN: When did GitHub replace standard Git commands wit...
by arp242 on Monday January 23, 2023 @10:48AM
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> HN is great because most users stick to the subject of discussions rather than devolving into ad-hominem attacks.
On at least three topics I've consistently found this to not be the case: Google, Microsoft, Cryptocurrency (also: Richard Stallman, suckless, but those come up less often).
I find that these threads often devolve pretty fast away from "the subject". I actually dislike all three of those things as well; I use none of their products save for GitHub and haven't for years. But that doesn't mean that everything these companies do is part of a sinister machiavellian plot to take over the world. And not everyone involved in crypto is a sociopathic scammer looking to steal your money, either, even though I think crypto overall is a net negative.
> It's curious that your account was created exactly one minute after this post was posted, for precisely one insulting comment.
I'm really not trying to "gotcha" here, but you're kind of proving my point with this remark.
On at least three topics I've consistently found this to not be the case: Google, Microsoft, Cryptocurrency (also: Richard Stallman, suckless, but those come up less often).
I find that these threads often devolve pretty fast away from "the subject". I actually dislike all three of those things as well; I use none of their products save for GitHub and haven't for years. But that doesn't mean that everything these companies do is part of a sinister machiavellian plot to take over the world. And not everyone involved in crypto is a sociopathic scammer looking to steal your money, either, even though I think crypto overall is a net negative.
> It's curious that your account was created exactly one minute after this post was posted, for precisely one insulting comment.
I'm really not trying to "gotcha" here, but you're kind of proving my point with this remark.