Re:Ask HN: Why are comments here overwhelmingly critical?
by igorzij on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @12:24PM
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Because that's what people go to HN for.
If I'm building something new, or launching a startup, there is not much benefit from encouragement. I don't want to hear "well done, this is so cool".
I want to know as many flaws that I might have overlooked as possible, as quickly as possible - so that in the (highly likely) event that my idea is fundamentally flawed, I can move on to smth else instead of keeping wasting time on it.
If I'm building something new, or launching a startup, there is not much benefit from encouragement. I don't want to hear "well done, this is so cool".
I want to know as many flaws that I might have overlooked as possible, as quickly as possible - so that in the (highly likely) event that my idea is fundamentally flawed, I can move on to smth else instead of keeping wasting time on it.