• parens@programming.dev
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    9 months ago

    HackerNews is full of these kind of people

    Contributor: Hey guys, I wrote this proof of concept in a fortnight that does something fun!

    HackerNews: Why the fuck would you do that, you nincompoop?

    Contributor: I… thought it would be fun after shitty days at work

    HackerNews: You could be spending your time making money or contributing to $subjectivelyMoreImportantProject. Be ashamed

    People who can’t accept that some people just want to have fun and do what they like.

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            9 months ago

            Well, I’d actually even go so far as that it’s actively non-hacker. The original meaning of ‘hacker’ is someone who’s good at problem solving, but often especially used in the context of free/open-source software, so always with an air of anti-capitalism.

            Well, Hacker News is hosted by a Venture Capital firm. They also inject their own “news” onto the Hot page.

            Well, and that’s also then reflected in the kind of users that hang out there. As it turns out, they should have called it “Techbro News”…

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              9 months ago

              “I get all my crypto pump and dump news from TechBro News MINUTES after my virtual wallet becomes worthless again!”