You can contact me through my profile. You won't though, because even though Sweden is a large country, you wouldn't dare say that to my face regardless. I know you wouldn't.
Imagine sitting there doxxing people over this bullshit. This needs an XKCD, "call the FBI, someone on the internet called me an ass".
I'm sure you have 15 e-mails drafted already "Hey, are you aware that your employee has opinions online? It's not a good look for your company and you should do something about that."
Get a grip on yourself man.
Good lord. I was just hoping you’d contact me so we could continue this discussion offline HN. I don’t think I’ve ever swung a fist at everyone, but that’s what I thought. You won’t contact me. Stay salty, and have a good day bro…
edit: you’ve crossed the line from having an opinion to being an unprofessional jerk. I’m not anonymous, you are. I triple dog dare you to personally back up your comments, otherwise you are a coward and afraid of your own shadow, much less confident in your opinions. Like I said before, you would never make these comments to me face to face where I knew who you were and there were consequences for your actions lurking around the corner. But I’m willing to be surprised.
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What would that even achieve? I don't feel the need to prove anything to someone on the internet.
LOL. Ok dude. That's why you're 8 deep into the comments. Stay anonymous and salty my friend.
Discussions don't scare me. What would these consequences even be?
Reach out to me. See, you can't. You won't. You can huff and puff and beat on your chest proclaiming that you're "knocking down to earth" and all this sanctimonious bullshit but deep down inside you know that you would never act like this in public if people knew who you were. your bluff has been called, you've been given the opportunity to be a real person, but you simply can't do it. The reason is because you are a coward, and you know there will be consequences for acting like a tool in public. Otherwise you'd "own it" like you did when you were a big boy and you walked down to HR to show them what's up.
You can look at my profile, you know exactly who I am. Who are you? You're a cute little freelancer who hides behind the keyboard knowing that regardless of what you do, there are consequences for the way that you address people in public unprofessionally. I stand by all my comments, because my name is right on them. You can't stand by your comments because you are - nobody.
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Addendum: One thing that's really cool here is you can see @worksonmine agree with me that there are consequences for popping your mouth off in public, as he progresses through his arguments. It is a good sign of progress, he'll watch himself a little closer on a professional forum and he definitely won't reveal who he is professionally when he decides to stray off into not acting like a professional. Who would have thought being unprofessional would be a hinderance to someone? he knows it. I know it. everyone knows it.
I'm keeping this up because it's fairly entertaining and I've got nothing better to do. Do I seem even the slightest offended? I'm just curious to see how far you'll take it, now we're at "let's go outside, let's go outside", I'm just grinning and getting a kick from your reaction.
Me keeping my online and real-life presences separate has more to do with integrity than the opinions you see here. Even if I'm anonymous I'm never insulting or unnecessarily rude, you'll see me calling out people for being so though.
I'm the same IRL, since you've read my comments you know it's the controversies that get me going. That's where the interesting discussions are and what stimulates me. I'm used to the entire table loosing their shit and me calmly asking leading questions until they realize we're in agreement.
Nah, you're just being a coward and literally hiding behind the keyboard. You're afraid of the professional repercussions and consequences. You've been able to read the room just enough to know that being obtuse and unnecessarily confrontational (I think you call it "calling people out on their bullshit") and then sitting back and giggling at the aftermath isn't necessarily an approach you'd want to tie your actual name to. A quick look at your past history shows this is your modus operandi. This is, after all, a group of professionals. And before you lecture ME on what this place is, remember you've been around here for 2 years, I've been around here for 14.
Even if I'm anonymous I'm never insulting or unnecessarily rude
Right. Ok.
It's adorable to watch you soften your tone as we get deeper into this. You've gone from "where do I sign up to tell you to go fuck yourself" to "I'm having fun and I like to watch the people get all riled up"
I don't think my tone is any softer, could it be you reading me with a different energy? I've been very calm throughout. It was a rhetorical question as a response to this:
>> I've had the distinct honor to witness many a person sitting across from me have the unfortunate distinction of being known by me in circumstances that were less than fortunate for them. And at the end of the day that can really affect how someone "gets paid."
And seeing you doxx and threaten people with "consequences". I see you've edited your other comment to address others who may be reading, and I'm the one getting cold feet? Why do you think people care? Who are you even? Are you important in Silicon Valley? This was also rhetorical, don't answer that I don't care.
Imagine measuring dicks over the age of our accounts. Does it give you the same warm fuzzy feelings as "owning" your iphone?
MY point is, and I think I've been crystal clear, is that this is a small world and professionalism is key to human and business interaction. I know this, and you definitely know this, otherwise you wouldn't behave like you have in public.
Am I important? Absolutely not. Do I think people care? Yes, believe it or not, important people in our industry participate here in these discussions. I've done significant business with private equity, investors and others via contacts and discussions here. This isn't reddit or discord, fox news article discussions, or facebook. You know how I know you don't know this? Because your account is 2 years old and your demonstrated behavior around here over those 2 years tells us this. Sorry. A spade is a spade. Look up the history of HN.
My point all along has been that I can assure you, if we were doing business together or I was considering you for a technical contract, role, job, partnership, anything, you'd be in a world of hurt. Your obtuse and abrasive approach might cost you an investment. Maybe a contract. Maybe a billion dollars. Who knows?
You may not like to hear this, but here's the thing. I've managed hundreds of people just like you, who think they are the "big boy" because they did x, y, and z technically or they marched down to HR to show the people in charge what's up, or their MO is to stir the pot, be obtuse and cause trouble and be disrespectful all the while skirting the line. That is your schtick, and it's probably why you're working as a freelancer. Good for you if you're doing well, but we'll have to take your word for it. Like I said, me: I'm really not important, but you can very easily look at who I am, my CV, what I've done in life, my family, technically, managerly, whatever and you'll find that when we're dropping our zippers, I'm going to have a more warm and fuzzy feeling than you are right now. And that's just the way it is, because you've got nothing else to stand on except your obtuseness and anonymity.
Are you being professional when you try to bait me into doxxing myself for what, getting revenge over a comment on the web? "I dare you! I triple dare you! Coward! Let's continue outside HN".
Then you belittle me calling me a "cute little freelancer" (I'm not) and so on. Maybe you wouldn't want to work with me, but don't flatter yourself, I doubt I'd ever need your entitled elitist attitude close to me. I didn't even reply to your first comment that got down-voted because it didn't warrant an answer. But when you started bitching to people calling you out I got interested, and here we are.
Spare me your psychoanalysis Freud. Instead of doubling down just leave, or delete your comments if you care so much what people think. You're not winning any points, there are no prizes or diplomas.
Let me recap for you: you directly picked a fight with me after I defended myself from being directly called an "ass," a "terrible colleague," "a dick-face" and "I want the opportunity to tell you to go fuck yourself to your face" My defense solely focuses on professionalism, and you decide to wallow in the mud with the rest in some anonymous sanctimonious self-sucking bullshit circle. So don't engage in whataboutisms at this point with me. Only an obtuse anonymous troll can race to the bottom with a named person at THIS point... So yup, slap that tag on your forehead bud and own it.
The difference between me and you is that in the professional world, I have a track record of having hundreds of people who enjoy working with me, millions of customers who enjoy my products, and many many partners who have become millionaires. You've marched down to HR and won a fight. Congratulations.
I'll be here all night, and I ain't deleting shit. My comments stand, with my name attached right here on each of them. blantonl: Lindsay Blanton. You can't do that: you're too scared, too cowardly, and too afraid of what might come your way by writing checks with your name on them your ass can't cash. So, I guess in a sense, I am "strangely entitled" because I have the track record that you don't, and that allows me enough capital to let my comments stand. I can write those checks all day with my name on them. You? you're going to have to earn some capital. You might try by attaching your name to some worthwhile works for a start.
You'll also find that anyone that works with me knows I don't suffer fools. I will bend over backwards, but I won't bend over forwards. I can assure you that you are uniquely lucky in that you are anonymous, because I've figuratively punched more than one person in the mouth because they decided to get sanctimonious and preachy on how I should be expressing an opinion in a professional setting. I didn't start the attacks, others did, and you felt it was your duty to preach to me how I should conduct myself in response. Mike Tyson said it best, "everyone has a plan until they've been punched in the mouth."
I didn't read most of your post but I get the gist, you're really cool and I wish I could lick the ground you walk on.
Where? Did I miss it?
> you’ve crossed the line from having an opinion to being an unprofessional jerk
Nothing unprofessional about what I've said here in this thread, this is not my place of work, and I'm only calling you out on your bullshit. I'm not ashamed of bringing people back down to earth. Even if you were my employee I would speak to you exactly like this if this was how you acted towards colleagues, doxxing and threatening with consequences. Probably even harsher since I'm bound by law to provide a healthy environment.
> I’m not anonymous, you are
Should've thought about that before you embarrassed yourself bragging how you've fucked potential colleagues over with your power trip. That's where I got involved.
> I triple dog dare you to personally back up your comments, otherwise you are a coward and afraid of your own shadow,
Baiting me into doxxing myself isn't going to work, I'm not 12 years old. What would that even achieve? I don't feel the need to prove anything to someone on the internet. Even if you were to contact my employer the only one you would reach would be me, there is nobody else. Am I going to fire myself? Oh-oh, I hurt someones feelings, maybe I should liquidate my company.
> Like I said before, you would never make these comments to me face to face where I knew who you were and there were consequences for your actions lurking around the corner.
I absolutely would, especially because of your entitlement. And I would enjoy it. I've been called to HR in the past over showing statistics that women earn more in tech than men to a female claiming they don't get hired. The meeting concluded with them realizing they asked me to be sexist and treat women differently and chose my truths based on the gender I'm speaking to. Because feelings, not even being rude, simple facts are apparently offensive today and I'm not playing that game.
Discussions don't scare me. What would these consequences you keep threatening with even be? Outside of your bubble nobody cares. Since you're not anonymous and your environment seems to care about these things maybe stop digging further into it.