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Social Networks with real name policies can be just as anonymous as 4chan. And sometimes, an IRC channel where everyone has a pseudonym can be more intimate than anything else. Wha…

> The trouble is the platform is almost a monopoly on user created video. I agree entirely. So the solution is to break up the monopoly. We can start by breaking up google: https:/…

from HN Welcome page: "Stories on HN don't have to be about hacking, because good hackers aren't only interested in hacking, but they do have to be deeply interesting." Also, what …

> What you call a jerk is what i see as a interesting person. There's no accounting for taste, so you're welcome to find verbal abuse interesting. But the overwhelming majority of …

>This must be a cultural thing. Yes. Parts of the FOSS community have a culture that apologizes for jerky behavior. >There are plenty of people who happily interact like this daily…

Read the article. The rewritten email was focused on the work. But Linus's email was mostly focused on humiliating a contributor. So it is Linus who is not being an adult.