On: The impotence of being clever

[raldi]

Based on the fact that this is the top-rated comment, it would seem to be a position shared by a significant chunk of the HN readership.

[giraffe_lady → raldi]

I think a significant chunk of the HN readership doesn't frequently read non-technical nonfiction, yes.

[raldi → giraffe_lady]

Is that not also a true statement about the population at large?

[giraffe_lady → raldi]

Maybe I don't know. But we've self-selected into a forum where the main activity is the discussion of writing so I would expect us to be more practiced and open-minded about it than average.