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Comment by amelius | Hacker News Reader

> Is it so hard to just let someone enjoy something?

Really, what is there to be joyful about here?

I can write a similar essay about how I like the strong capital letters of AMD, the beauty of not falling for the temptation of putting a lower-case "i" in front of it, etc., etc.

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It's not really up to you to decide what brings joy to the author. You can write a similar essay, who said you couldn't? What point are you trying to make? If it's something you feel strong about, all power to you. This kind of comment is deprived of any real content.

The point is that some things are better kept to yourself, and if you don't then you might annoy other people.

This is deviating too much from the original topic, but: 1) Your initial comment just took a bash at the author about being joyful regarding some topic - "what's there to be joyful", which is really a subjective matter; 2) I'll take your point, but I strongly disagree. I would never recommend anyone living by "do not share, you might annoy other people", you will never share anything then. Case in point, you shared your thoughts, I'm pretty sure you didn't care whether someone would be annoyed by your opinion ;) 3) Not sharing a small analysis regarding words and naming just because it may annoy someone it's a huge stretch. It's not even like he's sharing some hot political topic. Someone that gets annoyed at looking at such a simple project may want to take a deep breath and go for a walk. But anyway, that's my view.

> I can write a similar essay about how I like the strong capital letters of AMD

You could. And it might be an enjoyable read if you articulate it properly.

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