If you find yourself saying “Pretty much the only way to …”, it might be time to start questioning the morality of the continuation.
(Unless, perhaps, we want to discuss systemic behavior, incentives, and adjustments — ie Hacker News as a system and how to improve it and so on — , but to do that without casting doubt on one’s intentions, it has to be done in a way that does not appear to justify questionable actions.)
P.S. All of this coming from someone who you should not put on a pedestal, BTW. Do what I aspire to, not what I do.
(Unless, perhaps, we want to discuss systemic behavior, incentives, and adjustments — ie Hacker News as a system and how to improve it and so on — , but to do that without casting doubt on one’s intentions, it has to be done in a way that does not appear to justify questionable actions.)
P.S. All of this coming from someone who you should not put on a pedestal, BTW. Do what I aspire to, not what I do.