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Re: Hacker News Disease

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Post by theelous3 »

xvector wrote: post #28
spacemanmatt wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But it's the favorite go-to term for STEMlords who seek to display their merit by contrast!

it's funny because i think the edgy tech subculture that uses the term really doesn't realize how absurdly offensive it sounds to normal people. it's one of those things that can instantly alienate you, or mark you as "that guy" with zero social understanding

> absurdly offensive it sounds to normal people

By normal people, do you mean the terminally online twittersphere? Your average person has no problem with most of the pejoratives the internet sees as off limit.

This is pure personal opinion ofc - but my perspective here is of someone in tech who's entire social bubble is comprised of random professionals not in tech (europe).

Re: Hacker News Disease

#32

Post by brodouevencode »

lostmsu wrote: post #30
brodouevencode wrote: post #29

I have some pretty significant criticisms (and agreements) with this but do not think it should be flagged. This is on topic. People, please consider writing a well thought out comment if you disagree rather than just smashing a `flag' button.

I think the flagging is for potential stealing of someone else's article. The link should be changed.

Completely fair if that's the case.

Re: Hacker News Disease

#33

Post by nobody9999 »

xvector wrote: post #28
spacemanmatt wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But it's the favorite go-to term for STEMlords who seek to display their merit by contrast!

it's funny because i think the edgy tech subculture that uses the term really doesn't realize how absurdly offensive it sounds to normal people. it's one of those things that can instantly alienate you, or mark you as "that guy" with zero social understanding

Please define "normal people" as you mean it in this context.

Because I'm not at all clear as to the people to whom you are referring.

Re: Hacker News Disease

#34

Post by Abrownn »

theelous3 wrote: post #17

So I did a little digging. This post is stolen? Word for word? lol Original article by user matmaroon in 2009: https://web.archive.org/web/20100824103317/http://mattmaroon... Spurred by their own comment in the original thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=586154 And first posted to hn by matmaroon also in 2009: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=588752 Sort of unrelated to the digging - the comments in the…

The OP is a serial content thief who's been spamming Reddit for more than a decade and has been shadowbanned/suspended dozens of times. He rotates through Medium.com and Vocal.Media sub-sites like this and rehosts other people's work as his own. That's literally all he does all day for a living. Looks like he's set his sights on HN now, too.

Re: Hacker News Disease

#35

Post by theelous3 »

Abrownn wrote: post #34
theelous3 wrote: post #17

So I did a little digging. This post is stolen? Word for word? lol Original article by user matmaroon in 2009: https://web.archive.org/web/20100824103317/http://mattmaroon... Spurred by their own comment in the original thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=586154 And first posted to hn by matmaroon also in 2009: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=588752 Sort of unrelated to the digging - the comments in the…

The OP is a serial content thief who's been spamming Reddit for more than a decade and has been shadowbanned/suspended dozens of times. He rotates through Medium.com and Vocal.Media sub-sites like this and rehosts other people's work as his own. That's literally all he does all day for a living. Looks like he's set his sights on HN now, too.

I don't at all doubt it. Can you provide some evidence so we can point a mod over here and have him deadded?

Re: Hacker News Disease

#36

Post by Abrownn »

theelous3 wrote: post #35
Abrownn wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The OP is a serial content thief who's been spamming Reddit for more than a decade and has been shadowbanned/suspended dozens of times. He rotates through Medium.com and Vocal.Media sub-sites like this and rehosts other people's work as his own. That's literally all he does all day for a living. Looks like he's set his sights on HN now, too.

I don't at all doubt it. Can you provide some evidence so we can point a mod over here and have him deadded?

More than happy to but I have many years worth of evidence I can show and I'd rather not spam this post with the info. Is there someone I can DM my evidence to? To start, I actually found this post via his current reddit account: https://redd.it/pnbi59 Deleted to hide, of course - that's his M.O. One can't prove he's a spammer from a casual glance since he covers his tracks and deletes stuff constantly. It's trivial to dig his posts out of archives and point to 20 variations of the same name that's been banned on medium or the same 20 accounts posting the same 50 or so stolen clickbait articles he regularly reposts year after year.

Edit: a plain account ban won't work, he'll just make more accounts. Mods/admins need to be creative here since he'll just rotate his IP and be back an hour later.

Re: Hacker News Disease

#37

Post by theelous3 »

Abrownn wrote: post #36
theelous3 wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't at all doubt it. Can you provide some evidence so we can point a mod over here and have him deadded?

More than happy to but I have many years worth of evidence I can show and I'd rather not spam this post with the info. Is there someone I can DM my evidence to? To start, I actually found this post via his current reddit account: https://redd.it/pnbi59 Deleted to hide, of course - that's his M.O. One can't prove he's a spammer from a casual glance since he covers his tracks and deletes stuff constantly. It's trivial…

How do you think they're profiting from this? Does medium pay for impressions or something?

Re: Hacker News Disease

#38

Post by Abrownn »

theelous3 wrote: post #37
Abrownn wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

More than happy to but I have many years worth of evidence I can show and I'd rather not spam this post with the info. Is there someone I can DM my evidence to? To start, I actually found this post via his current reddit account: https://redd.it/pnbi59 Deleted to hide, of course - that's his M.O. One can't prove he's a spammer from a casual glance since he covers his tracks and deletes stuff constantly. It's trivial…

How do you think they're profiting from this? Does medium pay for impressions or something?

Medium has the "Claps" program and Vocal.Media has an ad-rev share program.

Re: Hacker News Disease

#39

Post by xvector »

nobody9999 wrote: post #33
xvector wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

it's funny because i think the edgy tech subculture that uses the term really doesn't realize how absurdly offensive it sounds to normal people. it's one of those things that can instantly alienate you, or mark you as "that guy" with zero social understanding

Please define "normal people" as you mean it in this context. Because I'm not at all clear as to the people to whom you are referring.

people outside of the edgy tech subculture

Re: Hacker News Disease

#40

Post by nobody9999 »

xvector wrote: post #39
nobody9999 wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please define "normal people" as you mean it in this context. Because I'm not at all clear as to the people to whom you are referring.

people outside of the edgy tech subculture

>people outside of the edgy tech subculture

You mean like me and most folks I know? None of us are retarded. Nor do we deliberately insult others.

However, we also don't cower in fear that words used without malice are actually hurtful.

Those that are differently-abled are to be accepted and respected for who they are.

Those that jump down others' throats as the vocabulary police are the retarded ones, IMHO.

And yes, some folks have very thin skin, metaphorically speaking. And that's okay. But I don't need the sorts of folks who can't or won't understand context/nuance in my life.

In fact, to those particular folks I say, fuck off!

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