> As a 20-something-year-old tech bro, I’m no stranger to this attitude of “I’m smarter than you, so I’m going to pick your ideas apart and tell you exactly why you’re wrong.” It’s a mindset I’ve moved away from since I first recognized it in college...
And yet, this 20-something-year-old tech bro still thinks he's smart enough to lecture the HN community about how toxic we are.
I've learned a lot here by watching people with opposing viewpoints try to pick each others' ideas apart. As long as that's done through well-reasoned civil conversation rather than hurling insults, I think it's one of the best parts of HN.
> And yet, this 20-something-year-old tech bro still thinks he's smart enough to lecture the HN community about how toxic we are.
Agreed, rather patronizing at that. There's nothing wrong with arguing the point, as long as it stays on the point and does not become a personal attack.
And yet, this 20-something-year-old tech bro still thinks he's smart enough to lecture the HN community about how toxic we are.
I've learned a lot here by watching people with opposing viewpoints try to pick each others' ideas apart. As long as that's done through well-reasoned civil conversation rather than hurling insults, I think it's one of the best parts of HN.