alt Hacker NewsIt would probably have been safer for the author to explicitly point out that this is true for them specifically, rather than a general rule, because this way they run the risk of never hearing the end of it.
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Why does anyone ever have to say “this is, like, just my opinion, man.” Are readers so ignorant to think articles are statements of definitive fact applying to all of humanity unless told otherwise?
Yeah. The only way to be wrong in this discussion is to assume a position of deciding how others feel about something.
Why would you think that the author was speaking for anyone but themselves?
When I say "juggling is fun", I'm talking about my own experience. I'm not saying that everyone else should drop their hobbies and take up juggling.
Why should the author have to couch the headline of their article with this kind of defensive language that you suggest? The very first word of the article is "I", it is clear that the author is talking about their own experience.
Never hearing the end of it from people who don't understand that other people write from their own perspective by default?
he's right though
That is just your opinion, not a general rule. In my opinion.
i mean, fun is a pretty subjective concept, seems obvious that it's personal preference right?
this is a personal blog and it uses the first person
unless you want to water down the title with an "i think"
If it's so fun for you, why don't you come over and be my coding slave then?
It's not fun to always have to couch your language just in case someone doesn't naturally grasp that you're talking about your individual experience on a blog.
Anyone that assumes an author is speaking for everyone will find something else to gripe about, IMO.