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They say that so when you tell them it's dumb, they can claim it's because they didn't spend any time on it. It's like how kids always brag how little they stu
by araneae 17y ago
They say that so when you tell them it's dumb, they can claim it's because they didn't spend any time on it.
It's like how kids always brag how little they studied for a test, even before they take it. It's an excuse for failure.
- emilam 17y agoMy favorite is "I can't believe I only got 3 hours of sleep last night because of that party". Now you can claim you are cool cause of your lack of sleep and because you don't need to study.
- bk 17y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-handicapping http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-handicapping
- cookiecaper 17y agoWhile I agree that it's usually a disclaimer, I don't think it's always done with such nefarious intent. "I made X in a weekend" indicates that's the thing you made is probably a relatively basic application, not necessarily out of fear that someone won't like it, but more to inform people not to expect a ton of polish or complain about a lot of missing features. I think it's legitimate and informative in these cases.
- mechanical_fish 17y agoIt's a social signal. You don't want people to criticize your fun weekend hack because it hasn't demonstrated product-market fit, or because it doesn't stand up to the market leaders, or whatever. Without a clear label, every time someone coughs around here it's interpreted as some kind of business plan, or an attempt to get into YC. The title tells you that this submission is for fun. Either try to look like you're enjoying yourself when you read it, or take note of the warning label and skip the article.