> > I feel so happy and excited just thinking about the possibilities these techs are going to bring.
> Like what? All I can think of are the poor art students who I guess we should pay for their educations and will never have careers?
Sounds like you're not only asking why it is exciting, but you're also making a useless, mean, possibly offensive comment about art studies.
Why did you need to say "poor art students" and "will never have careers"? Certainly, the HN crowd don't like snarky/mean comments like that, it's why it's in the community rules.
The other comment didn't actually have anything besides, to my best recall "Why do you find it exciting?"
And you're right, maybe I'm not considering my audience enough. My emotion is certainly negative, but it's one of fear and dismay. I think art is great and I know a lot of people have struggled making a career for themselves as artists, my point it was already really hard to succeed as an artist, this makes it harder not easier.
Based on the comment you still have on that page (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31087247), I'd guess the issue is your phrasing. "Like what?" can be read as aggressive. "All I can think of" can be read as dismissive. This isn't to say that the downvoters are necessarily right, but you might consider paying more attention to the ways you phrase things to avoid misunderstanding.
For an even stronger example, consider the way you phrased this post: "Why are trolls downvoting my questions?" You'd probably get better responses with something that accepts the possibility that the downvoters are not trolls, but simply mistaken. Or possibly even right! I would suggest the more neutral "Why are my questions being downvoted?" if you are looking for honest advice.
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[ 5.3 ms ] story [ 48.7 ms ] threadWhy did you need to say "poor art students" and "will never have careers"? Certainly, the HN crowd don't like snarky/mean comments like that, it's why it's in the community rules.
And you're right, maybe I'm not considering my audience enough. My emotion is certainly negative, but it's one of fear and dismay. I think art is great and I know a lot of people have struggled making a career for themselves as artists, my point it was already really hard to succeed as an artist, this makes it harder not easier.
For an even stronger example, consider the way you phrased this post: "Why are trolls downvoting my questions?" You'd probably get better responses with something that accepts the possibility that the downvoters are not trolls, but simply mistaken. Or possibly even right! I would suggest the more neutral "Why are my questions being downvoted?" if you are looking for honest advice.