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Maybe try to approach other people's comments that you're not sure about with a bit more curiosity and less anger/condescension/whateverthisis. I think their p
by weett 3mo ago
Maybe try to approach other people's comments that you're not sure about with a bit more curiosity and less anger/condescension/whateverthisis.
I think their point was more
- attitudes to pg's posts have changed over the last 15 years
- pg's views are pretty consistent about good/bad over the last 15 years
- a lot of the public's (and hn's) attitudes to tech have changed for the worse, people trust tech less
- pg doesn't seem to have noticed/internalised these changes
Some of these things are nuanced, complicated things to think about and explain. Nobody thinks that pg doesn't know smartphones have been invented.
- roenxi 3mo ago> Maybe try to approach other people's comments that you're not sure about with a bit more curiosity and less anger/condescension/whateverthisis. Ironically: 1. The term you're searching for with "anger/condescension/whateverthisis" is "curiosity". Typically when I feel curious I ask write a response asking a question. 2. If you're tempted to write "Maybe try to approach other people's comments that you're not sure about with a bit more curiosity" and then "less anger/condescension/whateverthisis" you should pause and consider the utility of asking someone to clarify their intention before making assumptions. I know you don't understand, you know you don't understand. Great time for a "hey, do you mean ...?" style post. I have to admit that sentence got a smile out of me.