[Redacted by author / uncivil]. How the fuck do you know that he's living beyond his means? Or that he lives in South Texas?
I agree that unless he's in dire circumstances, he should pay off the ticket. And yes, a credit score in the 400s is pretty awful. From a strategic perspective, he should do it in order to have one less thing to worry about. However, I don't know the OP and have no idea what his financial constraints are. I do know that life is very (and unfairly) difficult for some people, and moralizing as if it were all their fault is ridiculous.
Douches like you are one of the reasons I'm considering leaving HN.
That's what happens when you speak your mind and do your research: The pitchforks come out. Don't disagree, don't judge, and for the sake of all that's right on the internet, don't offer advice when it's clearly needed.
Perhaps leaving HN for a while would help many of us. Step back, smell the flowers, save the rest of us some of the internet rancor that shouldn't even show up here.
There's a difference between doing research and making judgmental statements based upon assumptions. $23K is probably fine for a single guy. What about a man with children or aging parents? Medical bills? Most of the advice given is very good, but there's no reason to accuse him of living beyond his means and making excuses other than to kick him while he's down.
newbie12's made very insightful and somewhat unexpected observation. I personally value such observations a lot.
Even if newbie12 is wrong about his insight and recommendation - I still enjoy reading it. And if newbie12 made that recommendation to me personally - I would appreciate such recommendation even more.
Now compare newbie12's comment with your own: your comment is rude, provides zero insight, and attempts to silence newbie12 for all the wrong reasons.
Sorry. I think I need a break from HN. Trying to be the savior of the tech industry is an exhausting job, and that was a case where my anger spilled over inappropriately.
If the end result of the comment means the the OP is in a better position after next months paycheck, then some stark words are the most valuable thing he can here right now. If you can't afford to pay for a speeding ticket you are living beyond your means, technically speaking.
He must've stalked his comment history. At one point he says:
> South Texas (Rio Grande Valley)
Yes, wondering how he knew that confused me enough to pull up his comment history.
But to be fair, I don't think everyone reacts as negatively to this type of criticism as you do. At least, I don't immediately think of it as moralizing and unnecessary. If I was in the situation of the OP, having someone reply harshly would probably inspire me to get things together. But then again, I'm not sure most people are this way.
But to be fair, I don't think everyone reacts as negatively to this type of criticism as you do.
Point. I also tend to defend others more ferociously than I defend myself. I've been taken farther into the public than I'd prefer and I don't feel a need to hide that I've made bad decisions (mostly, a few terrible picks regarding companies) in the past.
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[Redacted by author / uncivil]. How the fuck do you know that he's living beyond his means? Or that he lives in South Texas?
I agree that unless he's in dire circumstances, he should pay off the ticket. And yes, a credit score in the 400s is pretty awful. From a strategic perspective, he should do it in order to have one less thing to worry about. However, I don't know the OP and have no idea what his financial constraints are. I do know that life is very (and unfairly) difficult for some people, and moralizing as if it were all their fault is ridiculous.
Douches like you are one of the reasons I'm considering leaving HN.
That's what happens when you speak your mind and do your research: The pitchforks come out. Don't disagree, don't judge, and for the sake of all that's right on the internet, don't offer advice when it's clearly needed.
Perhaps leaving HN for a while would help many of us. Step back, smell the flowers, save the rest of us some of the internet rancor that shouldn't even show up here.
There's a difference between doing research and making judgmental statements based upon assumptions. $23K is probably fine for a single guy. What about a man with children or aging parents? Medical bills? Most of the advice given is very good, but there's no reason to accuse him of living beyond his means and making excuses other than to kick him while he's down.
Michael, you are wrong on that.
newbie12's made very insightful and somewhat unexpected observation. I personally value such observations a lot.
Even if newbie12 is wrong about his insight and recommendation - I still enjoy reading it. And if newbie12 made that recommendation to me personally - I would appreciate such recommendation even more.
Now compare newbie12's comment with your own: your comment is rude, provides zero insight, and attempts to silence newbie12 for all the wrong reasons.
You're right that I overreacted to him.
Sorry. I think I need a break from HN. Trying to be the savior of the tech industry is an exhausting job, and that was a case where my anger spilled over inappropriately.
If the end result of the comment means the the OP is in a better position after next months paycheck, then some stark words are the most valuable thing he can here right now. If you can't afford to pay for a speeding ticket you are living beyond your means, technically speaking.
He must've stalked his comment history. At one point he says:
> South Texas (Rio Grande Valley)
Yes, wondering how he knew that confused me enough to pull up his comment history.
But to be fair, I don't think everyone reacts as negatively to this type of criticism as you do. At least, I don't immediately think of it as moralizing and unnecessary. If I was in the situation of the OP, having someone reply harshly would probably inspire me to get things together. But then again, I'm not sure most people are this way.
No need to "stalk" anything, said comment is on this very page.
But to be fair, I don't think everyone reacts as negatively to this type of criticism as you do.
Point. I also tend to defend others more ferociously than I defend myself. I've been taken farther into the public than I'd prefer and I don't feel a need to hide that I've made bad decisions (mostly, a few terrible picks regarding companies) in the past.