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12 years ago, I have decided that I would forever change the way people communicate. Today, nothing has been done. I'm struggling to get people to relate to th
by miguelrochefort 11y ago
12 years ago, I have decided that I would forever change the way people communicate.
Today, nothing has been done. I'm struggling to get people to relate to this need for a better communication system and language. I am convinced that this is very important, but I fail to get the positive feedback I've always expected.
Should I ignore people and blindly trust my guts? Taking on such a massive task is very difficult for a single person.
- robbles 11y ago> fail to get the positive feedback I've always expected I don't know what your idea is, but that statement makes me think "confirmation bias". Start looking for something people really want instead, and build from that. Otherwise you're effectively just building a product for yourself, and trying to convince yourself that others will want it.
- tehwebguy 11y agoAll you have to do first is start
- johndevor 11y agoCan't you prototype something small and gather feedback?
- LarryMade2 11y agoYou should ignore people enough to try and prove it to yourself, build a proof of concept and the compare it to what you see out there. If you've been on hacker news one thing is certain most folk will more readily shoot down new or refactored ideas, especially if that's all they are, ideas.
- olalonde 11y agoI went through your comments history and I'm not sure I quite grasp what your idea is or what problem it solves. If I understand correctly, you have this idea for a new type of human-computer interaction based on a visual programming/interaction language? I suggest you start by writing down your thoughts in a blog/wiki for others to better understand it. I'd also start working on an MVP now because in another 12 years, advances in NLP/AI might render your language obsolete :)
- tedmiston 11y agoI've been practicing something like this myself. When I have an idea that seems like something people want, I force myself to describe it in a 250-500 word blog post. Most of them I never ship, but it's really about the exercise of conveying your ideas in a way other people can digest quickly and easily.
- miguelrochefort 11y agoI have described my vision on IRC, Reddit and HN multiple times. People hate it because they can't understand it.
- miguelrochefort 11y agoI don't think NLP/AI is a threat. Nobody is working on the UI problem. How are we going to communicate with said AI? Surely not text or speech. Nobody is able to answer this yet. That's why I'm working on it.