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DonHopkins · on Oct 11, 2015

Thanks for the spoiler! Do you really think there's anyone here on Hacker News who wouldn't get the joke without needing you to explain it to them?

The point the song makes is relevant to the conversation, and the song's well worth listening to even after you spoiled the surprise, if not just for Tim's facial expressions.

I posted the link because I believe his humor is a relevant path to enlightenment, not just an end to itself.

reitanqild · on Oct 11, 2015

  Thanks for the spoiler! Do you really 
  think there's anyone here on Hacker News
  who wouldn't get the joke without 
  needing you to explain it to them?

Just to point out your own prejudice, not everyone here is a native English speaker.

DonHopkins · on Oct 11, 2015

Are you suggesting it's good manners to reply to all the jokes on Hacker News and preemptively explain them for people who aren't native English speakers, and it's prejudiced to be against that? (That's a rhetorical joke. Please don't reply and explain it.)

reitanqild · on Oct 11, 2015

No I'm pointing out that you have a borderline rude "I and I alone knows best" attitude that detracts from the discussion.

detaro · on Oct 11, 2015

And him giving the detail allows all the people who can't right now look at a video a chance to understand your point, and I don't see how the explanation detracts from the argument.