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It's hyperbole, a pretty common tool when expressing yourself. It's not a long way from Google's motto "Don't be evil" to "Be evil" and it doesn't take that mu
by tty 13y ago
It's hyperbole, a pretty common tool when expressing yourself.
It's not a long way from Google's motto "Don't be evil" to "Be evil" and it doesn't take that much imagination to figure out what he meant.
On the other hand, acting obtuse is rarely funny.
- magicalist 13y agoExcept it's not only informationless hyperbole, it's also just a tired catchphrase at this point. Witness the thread from yesterday on the verge story covering the same post that is this submission[1]. You'll notice a "Don't be evil" and an "Open always wins" comment there too. Mix in some beowulf clusters and netcraft confirmations and we can be well on our way to generating these threads via markov chains. No humans needed! [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6273292 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6273292