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"So what?" Classic HN. Why does something have to be revolutionary to enjoy it? Why can't you just enjoy it because it's enjoyable? Also, there's a huge diffe

"So what?" Classic HN. Why does something have to be revolutionary to enjoy it? Why can't you just enjoy it because it's enjoyable? Also, there's a huge difference between "it should be this way" and "it is this way." The fact that the person who made this made it the way it should be is impressive, when so few people seem capable of that.

ksk 11y ago
>Why does something have to be revolutionary to enjoy it? Why can't you just enjoy it because it's enjoyable? If I were to mind read I would say the general objection is usually the over abundance of praise for projects that do not "deserve" it. I can't say that I'm not sympathetic to such viewpoints. For e.g. "You're great at math" can mean anything from you can do long division in your head to you passed college to you won the fields medal. Raising the floor of appreciation reduces the number of bits at the top end to accurately communicate the emotional importance of things. Its a fair criticism in general. The other end of the argument is that encouragement motivates people to greater things, and that certainly is also valid.