People who own businesses should not act like assholes • Hacker News Board

Re: People who own businesses should not act like assholes

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Post by 14 » Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 6:28 PM UTC

jik wrote: post #15

Wow, out of all the things I've written on my blog, _this_ makes it onto the front page of HN. How droll. BTW, just to be clear, I wasn't the one who posted the link here. I don't think it's particular relevant to what HN is for, but shrug apparently somebody did. This is all I'm going to have to say about the attacks on my character here... When some stranger on the internet acts like a dick toward me in private ema…

The internet will never fully agree with you and at the end of the day you did what was right for you. Sometimes you have to say enough is enough just for your moral compass to sleep well at night. I am certain you have better things to do then call people out for nothing so I do believe this guy had it coming. Other times on HN the sentiment is the opposite and public shaming is encouraged. I don’t think you went over the top with your reaction.

Re: People who own businesses should not act like assholes

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Post by johnmarcus » Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 6:28 PM UTC

"You're not wrong Walter, you're just an asshole." - The Dude.

I often want to vent about shite like this, so I feel for you. It sucks to get treated like dirt and just have to swallow it, else risk a bad-internet-wrap for (rightfully or wrongfully) putting someone in their place.

But outside of an anonymous post, which is not nearly was cathartic, it's better to keep ones mouth shut in an ever so politically correct environment, dollar wise speaking anyways. People speak about how wrong bullying is, but then frown upon punching back. Unfortunately, a good counter punch is often the quickest resolution.

Good for you for standing up for yourself. I personally would hire you for being someone that tells it how it is, but most corporate HR teams may frown upon it, expecting you to be "trouble".

Re: People who own businesses should not act like assholes

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Post by brianpgordon » Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 7:29 PM UTC

isoskeles wrote: post #30

jik wrote: post #15

Wow, out of all the things I've written on my blog, _this_ makes it onto the front page of HN. How droll. BTW, just to be clear, I wasn't the one who posted the link here. I don't think it's particular relevant to what HN is for, but shrug apparently somebody did. This is all I'm going to have to say about the attacks on my character here... When some stranger on the internet acts like a dick toward me in private ema…

Now other people are posting bullshit reviews on yelp and google (and maybe facebook, I’m not checking). Not only are you an asshole, you’ve convinced other assholes to post bad faith reviews of a business they’ve never interacted with as a customers. And I bet you’re really proud of yourself. Of course, you can explain your actions, that must mean you’re a good person and what you did was right.

I don't have a lot of sympathy. The author was in the wrong for engaging with a crazy asshole, but in the end it is a crazy asshole. If being a crazy asshole comes with collateral damage sometimes, it just means there's a little bit of justice in the world.