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Re: Ask HN: How do I hide a user's comments?

#11

Post by krapp » Sun, Jul 03, 2022, 11:01 PM UTC

water8 wrote: post #3

You grow up and learn to accept that there are lots of unsavory things in this world. Part of being mature means facing difficult things instead of hiding them or running away from them

On the contrary, when you actually grow up you realize life is too short and your time has value, and you no longer feel obliged to entertain every fool and asshole who wanders by.

Re: Ask HN: How do I hide a user's comments?

#12

Post by water8 » Sat, Jul 09, 2022, 1:24 PM UTC

krapp wrote: post #11

water8 wrote: post #3

You grow up and learn to accept that there are lots of unsavory things in this world. Part of being mature means facing difficult things instead of hiding them or running away from them

On the contrary, when you actually grow up you realize life is too short and your time has value, and you no longer feel obliged to entertain every fool and asshole who wanders by.

If you dismiss every single person on a rapid judgment you’re going to go through a lot of people

Re: Ask HN: How do I hide a user's comments?

#13

Post by water8 » Sat, Jul 09, 2022, 1:25 PM UTC

paulcole wrote: post #10

water8 wrote: post #3

You grow up and learn to accept that there are lots of unsavory things in this world. Part of being mature means facing difficult things instead of hiding them or running away from them

Seeing shitposts on HN from bozos like myself isn’t the character building exercise in stoicism that you think it is.

Nor is it the trauma inducing scourge of society that really needs sheltering from