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Re:Ask HN: Where is the Hostility on HN Coming From? by debacle on Wednesday August 08, 2012 @08:43AM (#4355201)
But to anyone who understands the dichotomy between those people and the people who get real work done, "revolting" is the right word.
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Re:Ask HN: Where is the Hostility on HN Coming From? by markkat on Wednesday August 08, 2012 @09:09AM (#4355292)
IMO so readily putting people into groups of 'approval' and 'disapproval' based upon such limited information is a mistake. Quickly writing off others as those people seems close-minded, and you can miss out on a lot of opportunities with such an attitude.
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Re:Ask HN: Where is the Hostility on HN Coming From? by debacle on Wednesday August 08, 2012 @09:16AM (#4355321)
The nice thing about opinions is that you can change them more often than you change your underwear.
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Re:Ask HN: Where is the Hostility on HN Coming From? by markkat on Wednesday August 08, 2012 @09:27AM (#4355381)
Sure, but inconsistency of opinion isn't a very admirable trait.
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Re:Ask HN: Where is the Hostility on HN Coming From? by debacle on Wednesday August 08, 2012 @09:29AM (#4355395)
I'd rather be right than consistent.
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Re:Ask HN: Where is the Hostility on HN Coming From? by jeremyarussell on Wednesday August 08, 2012 @11:56AM (#4356243)
I'd rather be consistently right.
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Re:Ask HN: Where is the Hostility on HN Coming From? by debacle on Wednesday August 08, 2012 @12:14PM (#4356360)
Not everyone can be tptacek.
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Re:Ask HN: Where is the Hostility on HN Coming From? by iamben on Wednesday August 08, 2012 @09:11AM (#4355301)
But surely this depends on your perspective of 'real work'?

The guy that spends 13 hours a day shovelling fish heads probably thinks that my 9 hours in a chair in front of a screen doesn't really consist of 'real work'.

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Re:Ask HN: Where is the Hostility on HN Coming From? by debacle on Wednesday August 08, 2012 @09:13AM (#4355309)
> The guy that spends 13 hours a day shovelling fish heads probably thinks that my 9 hours in a chair in front of a screen doesn't really consist of 'real work'.

You can't tell me that you've never wondered if he was right.

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