[laszlojamf]

gotta love HN. Top comment on an AMA with an author who's actually written books is "Here is a book you should read".

[wavemode]

Gotta love HN. A commenter does literally nothing other than recommend a book and the top reply is "don't recommend books to him - he's written books, don't you know that?"

[unholiness]

TBF I think it's just a remark on the upvotes. It's a perfectly cromulent comment with no business being at the top of an AMA.

[recursivegirth]

Gotta love HN. You can't just have a thread without a psycho-analysis on how people interact with each other on a social media website.

[figmert]

I don't understand what's wrong with someone suggesting a book to an author? Do you think all authors have read all other books?

If you had pointed out the original commenter's patronizing comment, as if they with 100% certainty know better than the author who has just written a book about said topic (at least the commenter thinks so), then I'd have agreed with you.

[aklemm]

Right, and it's quite possibly not even very relevant to the book.

[ChaitanyaSai]

Seriously. And the patronizing "I'll give you a read." to start with. For others reading it, maybe the commenter didn't intend that, but please take the improv lesson "Yes, and" to heart. Be nice and offer something in addition to what's on offer and make the whole thing a positive-sum experience for all. Thank you

Here's where I thank AIs for the small mercies of slopping on pleasantries on otherwise tone deaf emails and messages.

[blazespin]

Very very patronizing of him to get upvoted.

[alexey-salmin]

> Here's where I thank AIs for the small mercies of slopping on pleasantries on otherwise tone deaf emails and messages.

God I hate that, please send me more to-the-point tone deaf emails and messages.