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I Quit Hacker News

(mattmaroon.com)
261 points cwan | 1 comments | 23 Nov 10 17:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | source
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pshapiro ◴[23 Nov 10 17:15 UTC] No.1934435[source]▶
"The community is often snobbish and out of touch with how the other half lives. "

I have noticed this and unfortunately have to agree with this observation. I wonder what principle (teaching) lets hackernews people behave like that.

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ryanwaggoner ◴[23 Nov 10 17:16 UTC] No.1934444[source]▶
Most people are like this. People generally don't have a lot of understanding or empathy to the challenges of people outside their social class.
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1. bkj123 ◴[23 Nov 10 17:25 UTC] No.1934501[source]▶
Your statement made me think. Looking at my friends, family, and colleagues, I can think of 2 small groups where your statement fits. The rest, I feel, do seek to understand and empathize. In my case, it is the minority.