born and raised in michigan, lived all over the state. I hope i die here. This nerd doesn't know shit
While you probably have a point, this isn't a very professional or productive way of expressing your opinion.
edit: To those downvoting me, can you please explain why? Is "This nerd doesn't know shit" really the kind of dialog that we want to promote on this site?
> born and raised in michigan, lived all over the state. I hope i die here.
That statement on its own communicates he likes Michigan, has no interest in moving.
> This nerd doesn't know shit
Adding this sentence modifies my interpretation of the first. This guy _loves_ Michigan. He feels strongly about his community and the contents of the article offend him. We can nitpick the insult on the end or the language he used, but I think what he had to say about Michigan was "putting himself out there" a little bit that makes it harder to do. It didn't feel like trolling to me, felt like a genuine dude with genuine things to say.
I didn't say he was trolling. In fact, I said "While you probably have a point," emphasizing the fact that there may be a substantive post within the comment.
However, it says in the Hacker News Guidelines[1], "Don't be snarky. Comments should get more civil and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive." His comment contained too much snark and not enough civility to be a productive post. If those kinds of comments are left to multiply, this site may lose its capacity for substantive, nuanced discussion of topics that many people disagree with.
You really think this adds "a lot of context and information" to his message? You must be joking. It's a knee-jerk reply consisting of two short sentences, not even properly capitalized.
> This nerd doesn't know shit
> felt like a genuine dude with genuine things to say.
I think you're pulling my leg now.