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'a weaker developer' is the opposite of the standard definition of 'a 10x developer'. if you are going to use phrases to mean the opposite of their conventional meaning you should warn people so they can avoid arguing with you on the assumption that you're using them to mean what everyone else uses them to mean



Why should I do that? An "argument" about nothing is hilarious.


> Why should I do that?

Because what you chose to do instead is exceptionally obnoxious behavior, which degrades the quality of discourse on this site.


Why is the onus on me to try and hold back those who don't know how to think straight from getting into an argument with a straw man? They could, you know, just not do it.

Rather than encourage a dumbing down the content to the lowest common denominator, why not encourage those with low comprehension to not get into arguments in the first place? Dumbing down the content does not improve the quality of discourse. That is a entirely flawed notion. Hacker News is decidedly intended for a hacker audience, not an audience of high school debate team hopefuls. There should be no harm in speaking to hackers at their level.


agreed, thanks


This comment reminds me of my 10 years old sister. She finds pointless arguments hilarious too.




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