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I wrote a book called “Crap Towns”. It seemed funny at the time

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395 points url | 5 comments | 26 Apr 25 00:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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thomassmith65 ◴[26 Apr 25 01:32 UTC] No.43800130[source]▶
The author writes well. Within a few paragraphs the reader entirely forgets that "I couldn't publish Crap Towns today" is a hypothetical.
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1. MathMonkeyMan ◴[26 Apr 25 01:59 UTC] No.43800258[source]▶
Yeah I kept reading for the part where the author addresses the thesis, but that's not what it's about.
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2. dandellion ◴[26 Apr 25 02:16 UTC] No.43800336[source]▶
Is it about keeping you reading for long enough to show you a pop-up for his newsletter?
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3. hkt ◴[26 Apr 25 04:38 UTC] No.43800984[source]▶
Just disable JavaScript and get on with your life
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4. hnarn ◴[26 Apr 25 06:27 UTC] No.43801384{3}[source]▶
Just because these types of annoyances can be easily disabled by someone with a little bit of technical know-how doesn't mean that one doesn't have the right to be annoyed by the tendency and call it out.
5. dandellion ◴[27 Apr 25 14:16 UTC] No.43812111{3}[source]▶
I stopped reading and got on with my life just fine.

But I like leaving snarky comments, so I'm not going to stop doing it.