I read the previous piece. I suspect it was useful to people with interests other than being an asshat...and on Hacker News that's a disproportionate number of people relative to the internet at large.
Via HN, I became a fan of Derek Sivers and so I listened to his interview recently on Software Engineering Daily. He described the common internet behavior of a person saying "I like X" and a bunch of people reacting with "You are wrong. I don't like X".
There's a big space for empathy in programming. And on Hacker News. And elsewhere. It's probably a project that can keep one busy for as long as they choose to write about it.
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[ 0.27 ms ] story [ 18.6 ms ] threadThanks for writing it and posting it.
your encouraging words are well-received :)
There's a big space for empathy in programming. And on Hacker News. And elsewhere. It's probably a project that can keep one busy for as long as they choose to write about it.
Amazing what happens to some peoples' minds when they get hit with a little criticism.
The "supportive comment" is just a 2-sentence opinion telling him exactly what he wants to be told.
I would urge people to take any advice from this person with a healthy dose of salt.