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Can't Have Nice Things

Commenters blame specific people or groups (often called haters, assholes, or idiots) for preventing positive outcomes or 'nice things' from happening due to their disruptive or negative behaviors.

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pg_is_a_butt (20) tptacek (12) kevin_thibedeau (9) tomc1985 (9) jessaustin (9)

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TO NEED NO TALK TIL DONT nice things people like haters nice like reason like nice guys adults fuck nonsense

Sample Comments

toyg • Jan 9, 2023 • View on HN

People like you are why we can't have nice things.

mgarfias • Jun 15, 2021 • View on HN

Cuz people are assholes I guess.

jcelerier • Nov 19, 2018 • View on HN

people who believe this are why we can't have nice things.

Karellen • Dec 12, 2024 • View on HN

People like you are the reason we can't have nice things.

azth • May 12, 2022 • View on HN

What's wrong with some people, honestly no words.

te_chris • Oct 4, 2021 • View on HN

These people are such chumps. Automated hellscape for thee, but not for me.

bad_user • Jun 20, 2018 • View on HN

Well, people like you are the reason for why we can't have nice things.

tptacek • May 14, 2013 • View on HN

Let's acknowledge that people are being idiots about this, then.

dools • Apr 26, 2024 • View on HN

Some participants in the world don't give a shit about the rest of the world

zdragnar • Sep 2, 2022 • View on HN

People are why we can't have nice things.