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Re:65% of Hacker News Posts Have Negative Sentiment, and The... by nospice on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @10:42AM (#46513697)
I think this is a common view, but it assumes that most of one's negative hot takes are good. And frankly, I've seen HNers being confidently wrong more times than I can count.
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Re:65% of Hacker News Posts Have Negative Sentiment, and The... by pfdietz on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @06:14AM (#46525040)
The critique of negativity assumes the positive takes are good. Why the asymmetry? It feels hypocritical.
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