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0 pointscolordrops4y ago0 comments

I don't know, it seems pretty common for people to be straight up on HN. I didn't get a sense of superiority or insult from the comment - just statements that the author believes to be true.

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bowsamic4y ago· 3 in thread

I know that HN believes it’s immune to this, but being right isn’t an excuse to forgo social expectations

Different social environments have different social expectations. HN has a social expectation that focusing heavily on technical considerations of how something can be done better will lead to pleasant shop-talking like OP's response here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31576634#31578949

> I know that HN believes it’s immune to this, but being right isn’t an excuse to forgo social expectations

Could you please offer some insight on why trying to pass off technically wrong claims in a technical forum should be immune to any informative comment clarifying or clearing up misconceptions ?

> why trying to pass off technically wrong claims in a technical forum should be immune to any informative comment clarifying or clearing up misconceptions

Not really, because I didn't make that claim, so you'll have to ask someone who makes that claim.

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