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Re:Hundred Rabbits is a small collective exploring the faila... by lmm on Thursday August 01, 2024 @07:26PM (#41134726)
> That top comment is from John Nagle of Nagle's algorithm. I doubt his karma is from being negative.

A relentless cynicism and the willingness to shoot down bad ideas are vital for producing anything worthwhile. Someone who was able to improve real-world networking is very likely to have been "negative" by modern standards.

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Re:Hundred Rabbits is a small collective exploring the faila... by fngjdflmdflg on Thursday August 01, 2024 @08:48PM (#41135135)
Good point. By "negative" there I meant unhelpfully negative.
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Re:Hundred Rabbits is a small collective exploring the faila... by athrun on Thursday August 01, 2024 @09:48PM (#41135433)
I'm not sure I agree relentless cynicism is productive. Skepticism yes, that's very healthy.

But unchecked cynicism tends to result in a general lack of trust that is not very conducive to progress.

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