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A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it

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Re: A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it

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andromaton wrote: post #100
andromaton wrote: post #99

A post by dang about related posts: A Technical Blog Post by a Big Name Expert - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5326511 - March 2013 (189 comments) A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43219556 - Feb 2025 (112 comments) A Hacker News thread where every comment describes itself - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38451203 - Nov 2023 (…

A post thanking dang for his tireless moderation work.

A post agreeing, adding a personal anecdote about a gentle nudge received years ago that the commenter still thinks about.

Re: A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it

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Post by fenomas »

foltik wrote: post #80
ninjaranter wrote: post #10

A comment complaining this was obviously written by an AI, and the standard template is a tell. A philosophical observation about what that says about the state on online discourse. Link to the Dead Internet Wikipedia page.

Wistful nostalgia about the golden age of HN from an account created 11 months ago. Bonus mention of a pg essay which the commenter clearly only read the title of.

Curmudgeonly comment from someone trying to sound like a wise elder about how actually all this was the norm even in the days of Usenet.
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