Re:On the Loss of a Cofounder
by troelsSteegin on Sunday November 22, 2020 @04:20PM
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This should open by stating the fact of death of Christian Brink, and the author's nominal relationship to him (cofounder). The piece refects on the author's sense of loss, as expressed through the experience of their relationship. I sympathize. But, editorially, the first thing we should know is that Christian Brink, his cofounder at Audm, died on day X.
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The title "On the Death of a Cofounder" was insufficient?
To be fair I believe the author has changed the title of the article since it was posted. It said "Loss" at first (as does the headline here).
Ah. Thanks. I didn't see it prior to the change and was puzzled by the comment.
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I don't disagree, but please don't escalate like this. It only makes things worse.
My apologies, I won't do it again..
If something is (for some reason or other) above critique, it does not, in my opinion, belong on this site.
Sure, then critique the actual topic at hand.
Providing a shallow drive-by "critique" of the writing style or information delivery, especially with such an emotional topic, does not contribute to the conversation in any way.
This is Hacker News, not "Rate my Writing".
If the topic is that someone has died, this is impossible to criticize, and therefore does not belong here. If the topic is the article itself, it should be open to criticism. Which is it?