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238 points chmaynard | 2 comments | 17 Oct 24 04:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.433s | source
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jcranmer ◴[17 Oct 24 04:57 UTC] No.41866538[source]▶
On the off-chance that Matt is doing the irresponsible thing here and still getting involved in social media discussions on this topic:

People don't like being involved in drama, and as we saw with the Freenode debacle, when it starts up, the usual first reaction is to try to chart a path that lets them avoid the drama as much as possible. But when you demand that those people take sides, and pursue a scorched earth policy against those who don't take your side... the side that's going to be picked isn't your side. There's just too much risk to taking your side.

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dylan604 ◴[17 Oct 24 04:58 UTC] No.41866541[source]▶
> People don't like being involved in drama,

Which is kind of a weird thing, as people sure do love to sit back with their popcorn and watch the drama. There's entire TV networks dedicated to banality just like this.

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1. icehawk ◴[17 Oct 24 07:16 UTC] No.41867184[source]▶
How is it weird that people who do not like being involved in drama do things where they are not involved in the drama.
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2. dylan604 ◴[17 Oct 24 14:32 UTC] No.41870050[source]▶
Because it's a sad comment on human nature. We know what it's like to be part of the drama, and it's never a good thing. Yet we perversely enjoy sitting back watching people go through it. We like to say schadenfreude because it's a fun word to say for non native speakers, but it's not a good thing.