No, the point is that your speculations simply do not make sense for someone like Rob. He is not a random software engineer in some company and also he is retired.
I’m basing this purely on what he said, not who he is. I think that’s the best way to judge this thread. Regardless, I was accused of ad hominem and you want me to appeal to authority.
You've made baseless assumptions about his "true" feelings. If you did some basic research, you would have quickly realized that your speculations were way off. This is about context, not about authority.
No, the point is that your speculations simply do not make sense for someone like Rob. He is not a random software engineer in some company and also he is retired.
I’m basing this purely on what he said, not who he is. I think that’s the best way to judge this thread. Regardless, I was accused of ad hominem and you want me to appeal to authority.
Sometimes HN is weird.
You've made baseless assumptions about his "true" feelings. If you did some basic research, you would have quickly realized that your speculations were way off. This is about context, not about authority.
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