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March 15th, 2011, 09:48 PM
#1
Open letter to elitist jerks.
I found this to be very insightful.
http://thingist.com/t/item/4372/
I realize that this should probably be in general chit chat, but since it is not on the main page, I only remember to glance at it once every few months.
\"Those of us that had been up all night were in no mood for coffee and donuts, we wanted strong drink.\"
-HST
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March 16th, 2011, 12:09 AM
#2
Thinking of some elitist reply and drawing a blank......
ddddc
"Somehow saying I told you so just doesn't cover it" Will Smith in I, Robot
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March 16th, 2011, 12:21 AM
#3
I read about one third through it. I don't think people are particularly critical. Its just that he's boring, whiny, and very self-indulgent.
Whaaaaaa *snivels* *cries* Whaaaaaa...
And yet he wants people to stop in awe then compliment him?
Last edited by The-Spec; March 17th, 2011 at 02:51 AM.
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March 16th, 2011, 04:49 AM
#4
Originally Posted by The-Spec
I read about one third through it. I don't think people are particularly critical. Its just that he's boring, whiny, and very self-indulgent.
Whaaaaaa *snivels* *crys* Whaaaaaa...
And yet he wants people to stop in awe then compliment him?
spec - you spelled cries wrong.
\"Those of us that had been up all night were in no mood for coffee and donuts, we wanted strong drink.\"
-HST
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March 17th, 2011, 07:15 PM
#5
I don't know... I think it is all a matter of perception... He seems to be making the point that skaters are non-judgmental whereas highly technical geeky people are. In my experience you could find just the opposite, just because you have some cool friends that are one way doesn't mean that everyone else is like them.
I've met several highly technical geeky people that encourage learning, and are pretty non-judgmental. In fact I would even say, that the more technical and geeky you get, the more you want other people to understand it. The problem are the people in between, that aren't super technical and so have to belittle others to make themselves seem better than they are.
Also technical geeks do get frustrated explaining technical things to non-technical people who aren't willing to put forth their own effort. The skateboarders he mentioned even wanted him to put forth the effort, or get lost... how is that any different than the technical community?
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March 19th, 2011, 02:20 AM
#6
Also technical geeks do get frustrated explaining technical things to non-technical people who aren't willing to put forth their own effort. The skateboarders he mentioned even wanted him to put forth the effort, or get lost... how is that any different than the technical community?
I can see your point of view, but to take the analogy further, it would have been more like the skateboarders coming up to him while he was learning to do a kickflip, and saying 'you suck dude, get out of my skatepark'. I see that sometimes... not so much on this forum [though it does happen], but it is prevalent on IRC, and other tech forums.
\"Those of us that had been up all night were in no mood for coffee and donuts, we wanted strong drink.\"
-HST
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March 21st, 2011, 01:37 AM
#7
I would say that for every elitist troll on any given tech forum, there are twenty members that know just as much, if not more that choose to remain in the background - "lurkers" if you will.
Most people who make a living in technology are far too busy to go to forums just to "rip on n00bs", if they have time to visit forums at all.
Anyone who takes pleasure in demeaning an inexperienced forum member likely has self-esteem issues. And probably a small wiener. I try not to pay them any mind.
If a newbie is scared off from the IT world because of what some nitwit says on a forum, then chances are they didn't have the sand to make it in the IT world to begin with - or in any other field for that matter.
That being said, I have been "humbled" more than a few times for posting something up that was... ermmm... "less than correct" - people said mean stuff and negged me and even hurt my feelings!
But I lived. More importantly, I *learned*!
Haters gonna hate. Suck it up.
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March 22nd, 2011, 10:46 PM
#8
Originally Posted by westin
spec - you spelled cries wrong.
*spelt
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March 23rd, 2011, 12:27 PM
#9
Last edited by nihil; March 23rd, 2011 at 12:46 PM.
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March 23rd, 2011, 04:39 PM
#10
Originally Posted by s0nIc
*spelt
Haha! Well played!
\"Those of us that had been up all night were in no mood for coffee and donuts, we wanted strong drink.\"
-HST
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