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You think that spitting on someone should be illegal!? Yes, spitting on someone is illegal. Fun game: stand on a busy street corner and spit on everyone who walks by. If you're arrested before you're crippled, you win.
How about that, it is illegal, at least in the US and some other places. I had no idea. I disagree, too; it's highly distasteful but shouldn't actually be criminal - but that's getting off topic. Anyway I stand corrected.
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How about that, it is illegal, at least in the US and some other places. I had no idea. I disagree, too; it's highly distasteful but shouldn't actually be criminal - but that's getting off topic. Anyway I stand corrected.
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From the HN guidelines:
"Resist complaining about being downmodded. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading."
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How about that, it is illegal, at least in the US and some other places. I had no idea. I disagree, too; it's highly distasteful but shouldn't actually be criminal - but that's getting off topic. Anyway I stand corrected.
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Focus on startups as you say, and stop mudslinging with a hidden agenda.
I think that what it comes down to is that a certain subset of the population has mental illness - some more severe than others - and when you come in contact with a lot of people, you are going to have to occasionally deal with those people. You can complain all you want, but even if the tone of the internet community as a whole changes, you're still going to get death threats and get spit on. It's a problem with th…
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Being punched in the face is a more honest action than spitting. Remember the kids at school that used to bite people - little weasels then, little assholes now.
I think the commentator is making a point about the difference in thinking he deserves a punch and actually punching (well spitting on) him. A lot of people dislike the guy (I dont care for his attitude myslef but I respect his influence) and probably waould say "he deserves a punch" without meaning it literally :)
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I don't personally know why you got downmodded, but karma isn't that important in the grand scheme of things. Honestly, it doesn't add anything to the conversation to add meta conversation about people not liking your comment. It happens sometimes, and it isn't any fun, but things work a lot better for all of us when we all just move on. From the HN guidelines: "Resist complaining about being downmodded. It never doe…
I do wish those guidelines had something about why to mod up or down, though. Modding something down or up simply because you happen to agree, regardless of the quality or validity of the argument presented, will also lead to boring reading - the majority view, endlessly repeated, since it's the only "safe" thing to post.
Also, if this guy is a felon how does he have a gun and Arrington knows this is a fact? When you buy a gun they do a FBI check to make sure you don't have such a conviction.
Your startup will succeed regardless of its inclusion in TC. Worry about the product not some silly blog.
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In this forum, people don't have the time to get into a big argument over something that should be common sense. They'll simply downmod you.
Spot on about the expedient solution to seeing something you don't like, though.
Disgusting as it clearly is, I feel the spitting incident is a bit of a red herring. If this had happened 2 years ago during the rapid growth in Web 2.0 investment, I think Mike would have soldiered on. Instead, he has a nasty experience while his business and kingdom are shrinking. Deep down, I suspect he wanted out already. In his situation I would.
Sure, he may simply ignore a lot of it - but eventually if you're getting attacked from all sides, there will be a point that you break.
This was his.