[trendril]

The thing I dislike most about the holidays is the erosion of intellectual discussion and infectious somatization even on its few remaining bastions like HN.

Oh, Huxley.

[BigChiefSmokem]

To me HackerNews has had the wrong name for a while now. To me hacking was always the underground playground - more about critical thinking and circumvention and raw engineering rather than the mainstream academia and VC scene which is HN.

But hey - I still love this place, Merry Christmas!

[trendril]

That's among the most downvotes I've ever seen, but I suppose I deserve as much for being a grump.

I do find it fascinating how the spirit of Christmas (effectively read: holiday consumerism) is unshakable in the Western world, possibly more so than any religion.

There might be a business lesson in here.

[bennettfeely]

> erosion of intellectual discussion and infectious somatization

Santa got you a thesaurus for Christmas?

[trendril]

The only weird one there is Soma, and that's a Huxley reference you won't find in a thesaurus.

I wish though. A thesaurus would be a most endearing gift.