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232 points ksajadi | 2 comments | 05 Sep 25 14:52 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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ninetyninenine ◴[05 Sep 25 18:21 UTC] No.45141839[source]▶
I mean despite it's history the snark is well deserved. With so many companies and people in the bay paying taxes, where the hell does all the money go?

Interesting, tidbit you added here. But snark is needed for this situation.

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ants_everywhere ◴[05 Sep 25 22:31 UTC] No.45144445[source]▶
It's hard to think of a single situation that's ever been improved by snark. Or passive aggressiveness in general.
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1. mistrial9 ◴[05 Sep 25 23:19 UTC] No.45144876[source]▶
it is a vent. potentially you could say that snark is the lesser path, it's virtue is it's banality
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2. ants_everywhere ◴[05 Sep 25 23:47 UTC] No.45145053[source]▶
Right, but venting is for a long time understood to be bad. In the same way punching your pillow or the wall is bad when you're angry.

Venting is different from expressing your negative emotions healthily. E.g. telling your significant other you are frustrated because of a problem at work is healthy. Venting about the problem, complaining, being sarcastic etc is known to reinforce anger and generally lead to unhealthy outcomes.