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by drats 6022 days ago
I am sorry it's not just this guy who thinks this, whoever he is and whatever his opinions are on other topics, you really are an embarrassment. Nobody cares if you are a "real hacker" or you are smart or if your online bombastic personality is a bit of trollishness put on just to stir people up etc. You are simply an attention seeker, and you have none of the class, style or taste that someone like _why had and will never be actually looked up to like he was. The attention you get is that directed to kids letting off fireworks when everyone is trying to get to sleep. Sure everyone probably did something like that in their youth, but you appear to have not grown out of it.

You have fallen victim to your own trolling in a way, as you are getting angry about someone getting angry at something you wrote to get people angry. So unless you were laughing when you wrote that (which I doubt, you genuinely seem angry) your trolling is self-destructive and extremely immature. Think about that, you actually spent time breeding anger in others and yourself. For what purpose? Get a punching bag, or exercise some other way, if you need to get rid of your emotions productively. When I see people like you it's not hate that is inspired it's pity that you never learned basic self-control and have to "excuse" your outbursts by saying it's all a joke.

Please grow up, people might respect you if you did. When I say "I would never ever do business with Zed or anyone he works for", you would no doubt say "I am a good hacker with tons of business I don't need your business. I am well off and my company understands I am more of an asset than a burden." But I am not denying you my business, I am denying you my respect.

Even with a tad of self-reference, you are headed the way of ESR (self-professing hacker status and all too). That is not a road I would want to be on. Best of luck.

1 comments

Now sir, I would like you to go back and think very carefully about what you just did. Rory insulted me directly without any provocation on a thread about _why. He called me an idiot and juvenile, both statements that are unfounded and untrue. Even though he wrapped it in very intellectual sounding prose he still insulted me.

Now, nobody flagged him for the troll he is. In fact, nobody ever said "hey it's not within our posting guidelines to call someone an idiot".

However, when I reply and insulted him back not only do people like you defend him, but you say I'm being a troll and that I need to grow up. Even though it's (hopefully) clear that I may just be trolling him for a reason.

It's not right for you to apply a standard to me that you don't also apply to Rory. If I'm not allowed to be immature, juvenile, and insulting than neither is he. In fact, he's more in the wrong here because he did it without provocation for no other reason than to troll and win favor with people who have your opinion.

Next time, if there's a standard you have, such as "people should be mature and not insult others" then you should apply it to both parties in an argument. If everyone did this then trolling like this might end fairly quickly. In fact, don't even reply, just flag both posts and move on.

If you folks are going to meet by the bike racks at 3:15, can you at least let me know? I'll even skip the Simpsons as so that I can watch.