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Well, I don't see them in HN is what I am saying. Obviously not scanning 24/7 but every time I enter an HN thread where Rust is even loosely mentioned, I brace for the inevitable bullies imagining they are victims. And this thread is exactly the same, sadly. I am genuinely curious where this fanatic group is. Where are you witnessing them?
> I brace for the inevitable bullies imagining they are victims. As a person who is bullied physically, verbally and emotionally for years, I'd not throw words bully/victim like wrapping paper like that. Moreover, I'd never bully anyone. I'm not that . > I am genuinely curious where this fanatic group is. Where are you witnessing them? Discord servers, mailing lists, issue threads, discussions, here and there. They a…
I was bullied as well. Knowing karate and aikido helped but not much, those people just hated me for reasons I never quite understood and kept coming in groups even. Some days I wondered whether I'll go back home from school alive. However, me entering middle age has me almost not caring anymore about the reasons they were like that, so I got that going for me which is nice.
I am not "throwing" words. I believe I know what I am talking about because I witnessed a few bullies wisening up to losing prestige and status for being rightfully called out and learning to pretend they are the victims... and it worked in part. It was sickening then, it's sickening now, wherever I spot it. HN is one of those places.
And btw I was not talking about you. You seem more reasonable than f.ex. this poster under my comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48123734
> Discord servers, mailing lists, issue threads, discussions, here and there. They are very vocal and abrasive minority, but it's enough to make me stay away from them.
OK, I'll admit ignorance because I don't go to any of those places or at least it's very rare.
One thing jumps at me: you are avoiding those people which is 100% fair and I would as well. But why avoid Rust itself? Why look down on any rewrite-in-Rust initiatives? Why do you allow yourself be emotionally manipulated? Would you stop believing in your favorite alternative-energy or alternative-engine approaches if they had the 0.1% toxic zealots screaming for attention on events dedicated to those areas?
I can somewhat relate, mind you. One example: I hated how everyone was trying to make me read some book classics and basically made it a point to avoid them just based on that. I was fully aware that was an irrational reaction that was likely robbing me of enjoying good art. I take big pride in myself for finally overcoming this some 2-3 years ago and starting to go through those books. They were nothing special, mind you, and I still couldn't see why people deem most of them classics but at least now my opinion is my own and built with my own two eyes and brain.
> Make no mistake: My favorite languages have the same fanatics, and I stay away from them, too.
Well, that by itself seems to close the discussion. You are aware of this nuance.
> Maybe one day I'll start writing Rust, after gccrs stabilizes (they're going well) or really start writing lisp, but I'm sure that I'll never ask a question to a mere mortal about programming either language.
I refuse to feel shame about wanting to learn and absorb other people's expertise. If somebody is being an arse about it then it's them who are embarrassing themselves; not me. But I do agree it's a waste of time and I'll admit nowadays I start with an LLM session and only then branch out to people if I feel unsatisfied. But that's a function of how awfully busy I am and not that I am becoming more antisocial. (Which also explains I dissociated for 1-2h and preferred to read HN or a book.)