AnimalMuppet 3 days ago

You are not a three month old account. You should know that personal attacks are against the site rules. You are way over the line here.

  • greenie_beans 3 days ago

    i'm very well aware. i'm just responding to what i was given. condescend to me without contending with my ideas then i'll roast. "good hackers break rules" - paul graham, probably

    • tomhow 3 days ago

      PG built HN in the hope of creating something that could avoid being dragged down by terrible flamewars like this.

      We frequently remind people that it's not acceptable to comment in this style, no matter what you're replying to. If we want others to be better we have to hold ourselves to a high standard too. Please read the guidelines and make an effort to observe them in future.

      https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

      • greenie_beans 2 days ago

        thank you for reminding me. it's hard not to get drawn in. defending personal attacks like this is an urge i have to resist often and i failed. years of therapy and you can still fall into old behavioral patterns. thank you for being a good moderator.