[WillPostForFood]

I agree but only when the "attack" is within civil bounds, which the original blog post crossed(). Otherwise you create a situation where people can attack people while hiding behind the claim they are attacking idea. It doesn't help conversation to support saying Fuck Feminism, but I have no beef with Feminists.

I believe the original post that Rich Hickey is responding to was more a misguided attempt at humor and being provocative than an actual serious attack.

[eropple]

> I believe the original post that Rich Hickey is responding to was more a misguided attempt at humor and being provocative than an actual serious attack.

Really? It seemed very earnest--jerkish, but earnest--to me.

[WillPostForFood]

Passages like this made me think the author's intent wasn't totally earnest, but going for melodramatic effect.

Now that the party is over and sunrise begins to reveal the plastic fairy lights and overdone makeup, I begin to question my life as well as the values that I am looking for within it.

And the opening was just shock value, or an emotional outburst, not that he hates and wants to move on.

...Fuck Clojure. There I've said it and God it feels good.

More misguided than malicious, which is how I would interpret it if the intent was purely earnest.