To respond by quoting the very comment they replied to comes off as unnecessarily defensive and doesn't seem to assume good faith.
I don't have any useful suggestions and said so. Should I lie?
>To respond by quoting the very comment they replied to comes off as unnecessarily defensive and doesn't seem to assume good faith.
Except the comment they replied to was this one[0] (I checked to make sure before responding), not the one I quoted[1]. In fact, GP posted their comment before I posted the comment I quoted.
I will say that clicking the "parent" link in GP's post (as I did) would have confirmed the above for you.
I know what's in my mind and I wrote in good faith only to express my thoughts and ideas.
If other folks don't like what I say or how I say it, so be it. I don't require their (or yours, for that matter) approval.
That's not an attack on you (or anyone else) or an attempt to be mean or unpleasant. It's just how I see it.
I don't even resent the downvotes. People wiil do as they do, and unless there's a material impact on me, I don't really care.
You are not required to reply to every comment on HN.
I really hate it, but I don't want to go back to Gitmo.