Ask HN: Why does everyone on Hacker News talk like Christopher Hitchens?

5 points

4 years ago

I've noticed during my time here on HN, people are so articulate, and talk/write a bit like Christopher Hitchens[0]. I mean, when you contrast the comments here to Reddit, there's a stark difference in writing style, choice of wording, tone, etc

It's as if everyone on HN is following the meme of: 'Be articulate or get downvoted'

> Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was a British-American author and journalist who wrote or edited over 30 books (including five essay collections) on culture, politics, and literature.

As an example of the way Christopher Hitchens talks, here's a talk on YouTube entitled `Christopher Hitchens warns about Vladimir Putin`:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83OY6De6Ob4

Does anyone agree? Does he talk the way people write their comments on HN?

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hitchens

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