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Says a person who is online...

by pffft8888 3y ago

gondaloof 3y ago
Drinking one glass of wine is not the same as being passed out on the sidewalk at noon.
- pffft8888 3y ago
  But the person is complaining about people complaining. I find it ironic.
  - quaintdev 3y ago
    Why do we feel this need to disect everything
    - InsomniacL 3y ago
      That feels like some sort of survivor bias. The majority of people didn't feel that and passed on by without commenting.
    - deleted 3y ago
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    - blitzar 3y ago
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      - xeonmc 3y ago
        I liked the phrase “performative erudition” the New Yorker article[0] used to describe HN’s social theatre. [0] https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/the-lonely-work-of-moderating-hacker-news https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/th...
      - pffft8888 3y ago
        You just got validated. Does that mean you're desperate? or anxious? or even sick in the head?
        blitzar 3y ago
        It is all part of the Human Condition.
      - deleted 3y ago
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    - yellowapple 3y ago
      Probably for the same reason people feel the need to complain about people complaining... and then complain about people complaining about people complaining, and so on.
    - maxbond 3y ago
      Analysis is the most straightforward path to resolving disagreement. Get enough people talking and you'll have disagreement. The immediate result is analysis.
      - pdimitar 3y ago
        This is not an analysis at all, people online have been misusing the word "ironic" forever. Almost nobody uses it correctly. It's a way to shut down debate while pretending to use a legitimate debating technique. A tale as old as the internet itself.
        maxbond 3y ago
        I was responding to the question, "why do we feel the need to pick everything apart?", not this other comment. I'd point out your response was an analysis of the use of the term "irony" in online discourse.
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