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> For the record, I measure acceptable latency in milliseconds. I think it has something to do with my brain.

That's a personal preference thing. You're not really being inconvenienced.

> They’re very clearly stating that they’re expressing their opinion because it is underrepresented.

That's literally the dictionary definition of being contrarian:

"A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people, usually because of nonconformity or spite."

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/contrarian

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/contrari...

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contrarian

I suggest consulting the dictionary before using terms you're not familiar with.

> No.

If you're going to copy-paste random pieces of text without making a point, you probably shouldn't be on HN. HN is for intellectual curiosity and debate, not Reddit-esque expressions of randomness conflated wuth humor.



> you probably shouldn't be on HN. HN is for intellectual curiosity and debate, not Reddit-esque expressions of randomness conflated wuth humor.

Thank you for this beautiful insight. Just to clarify, you consider yourself an intellectually curious, HN-worthy individual?




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