I was interested what the exact meaning of a “Middlebrow dismissal” is (non-native speaker). But I could only find the following in the HN guidelines which doesn’t seem to mention middlebrow dismissals nor does it seem to be applicable to the toplevel comment:
“Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something”
What exactly is a “middlebrow dismissal” and why would the toplevel comment be that?
I'm a native English speaker and can take a stab here. Lowbrow typically means unsophisticated (as in, like a neanderthal or ape) whereas highbrow means sophisticated. I'm assuming middlebrow means, well, something in the middle.
All of that being said, the "middlebrow dismissal" observation/criticism makes zero sense to me here.
“Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something”
What exactly is a “middlebrow dismissal” and why would the toplevel comment be that?