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Where by "manicure the reputation of the VC-funded ecosystem" you mean "autokilling comments with the token 'circlejerk' in them". Got it.
This was written before pg's comment.
What difference does that make?
Here’s the HN post that Paul Graham, BDFL of Silicon Valley, won’t let me write.
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#22I investigated and those comments were autokilled. There are handful of phrases that cause comments containing them to be autokilled, and one is "circlejerk." I doubt we have lost any insightful contributions to HN by it.
Thanks for explaining that.
I was using it as metaphor, but I suppose that token is negatively correlated with post quality.
Re: Here’s the HN post that Paul Graham, BDFL of Silicon Valley, won’t let me write.
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I hate it too, but I didn't start it. The VCs have basically filled technology with petty high-school drama. By funding people like Jack Dorsey and Evan Speigel, they're directly responsible for the toxic climate. The fact that Paul Graham goes to extremes to manicure the reputation of the VC-funded ecosystem deserves attention. Why? Because it shows the underlying weakness of this system. Things that are strong can…
Where by "manicure the reputation of the VC-funded ecosystem" you mean "autokilling comments with the token 'circlejerk' in them". Got it.
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