I want to like this article but it sounds like the author is more concerned with signaling what they know vs. educating/enlightening the reader. It should be a genre of writing in itself if it’s done well and tastefully.
Agile vs Waterfall isn’t “Kayfabe”. Software developers genuinely believe that there is some rivalry because they’re uncritical and inexperienced with software development management layers and don’t know any better.
> The word of the Bible that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom declares that the internal liberation of human beings to live the responsible life before God is the only genuine way to overcome stupidity.
Cold War moves by both companies here. Very strange behavior.
Hot take: Gabe and Tim are long time friends and they’re having a friendly competition over lawsuits with nothing more important to do with their money/time (they did, after all, both start video game companies).
> If there was any further indication that a group of people needed to all band together and overthrow their government, you'd think that'd be it, but I guess some people just love living in near slavery.
Which people? What if the majority agrees with this move but they won’t speak out in public about it?
I for one am perfectly fine with China being able to do this. It would, at the very least, keep Zuckerberg and others in check.
The anti-China rhetoric on HN is mind boggling sometimes when it’s put next to the constant stream of complaints in the West, regarding inflation/monetary handouts, zoning laws, corruption, real estate, oil spills and companies getting away with shit, etc. The list is endless.
And yet, you’ve accomplished nothing. In fact, things are now worse than they were and yet you just keep complaining thinking it will make a difference. You’ll never get anywhere complaining without having a path to act. China, evil it may be, actually acts.
Go and call your congresspeople. They’ll listen to you over the sound of money that is pouring their way to look the other way.
I disagree. I realized why jwz and others decided to block HN referrer http header. And why so many good people left over the years. I’m now actively seeking a community where people know what it is they are talking about, and aren’t just repeating shit they heard elsewhere.
I’ve been on HN for 10 years now and the quality has fallen so far wayside I don’t even bother taking any opinions here seriously. There’s very little concrete, honest to god knowledge about tech and programming here anymore. It’s self-congratulatory circlejerking. Yes, there are exceptions. But that’s just a tragic thing for good commentary to be an exceptional state.
Others have already summarized typical HN responses and what is upvoted and downvoted.
Even this thread is like a swan song. Not to be too negative, but you’re not changing the course of this, merely acknowledging how out of hand things have gotten.
And speaking of… the downvoting, the flagging - I’m not surprised this thread got flagged. All that was missing is dang coming in here and warning the poster that they’ve gone against the HN guidelines.
It’s all so tiresome seeing good threads where half the comments are flagged. But whatever.
If I’m a hardline Westerner and I feel like participating in a pro-Chinese Western Community, what are my options? HN isn’t the place for this. Basically, I’d like to praise China for the last handful of bold moves they’ve made, but the usual channels (FB, Twitter, Reddit, HN, …) are vehemently anti-China. I’d probably get shadowbanned or banned saying the three child policy is the way to go forward.
Thank you for putting up a black banner for Mr. Powell. Very appropriate.