It's just that there are days when I get depressed by the fact that so many people on the 'net and using sites like HN have a sense of entitlement - insisting that they really understand everything and that - God Damn It - they'll impose their own way of working and thinking and voting, without taking the time to become enculturated.
At least, that's how it feels. I just need to take another break. I'm finding that my breaks from HN are getting longer and longer, and then time back before I need another break are getting shorter and shorter.
It's said that a specialist is someone who knows more and more about less and less until eventually they know everything about nothing, whereas as generalist is someone who knows less and less about more and more until eventually they know everything about nothing.
I'm getting more and more irritated and annoyed by the actions of a small minority who just spoil my enjoyment of HN. Maybe I've just outgrown it, but I really hesitate to say that because there's always more to learn, and there are some great people here.
I hear you, and read your HN profile missive, but this is taking us off-topic. Unfortunately, you don't have an email address listed in your profile, or I'd take it up with you off-site per se. My email address is in my profile, contact me if you want to discuss it.
... a specialist is someone who knows more and more about
less and less until eventually they know everything about
nothing, whereas as generalist is someone who knows less
and less about more and more until eventually they know
nothing about everything.
That's what I meant to say. Sorry for any confusion.
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It's just that there are days when I get depressed by the fact that so many people on the 'net and using sites like HN have a sense of entitlement - insisting that they really understand everything and that - God Damn It - they'll impose their own way of working and thinking and voting, without taking the time to become enculturated.
At least, that's how it feels. I just need to take another break. I'm finding that my breaks from HN are getting longer and longer, and then time back before I need another break are getting shorter and shorter.
It's said that a specialist is someone who knows more and more about less and less until eventually they know everything about nothing, whereas as generalist is someone who knows less and less about more and more until eventually they know everything about nothing.
I'm getting more and more irritated and annoyed by the actions of a small minority who just spoil my enjoyment of HN. Maybe I've just outgrown it, but I really hesitate to say that because there's always more to learn, and there are some great people here.
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