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> The assumption that all criticism is bad is, in my opinion, toxic to the startup ecosystem. ??? He literally wrote: "some criticism is useful, and that you
by jimwa 10y ago
> The assumption that all criticism is bad is, in my opinion, toxic to the startup ecosystem.
???
He literally wrote:
"some criticism is useful, and that you should pay attention to"
- jaxomlotus 10y agoBased on my limited reading comprehension abilities and complete misunderstanding of Sam's advice, I'm choosing to ignore your constructive criticism, hater.
- minimaxir 10y agoThis illustrates another point: what is the line between "criticism" and "hate?" Can an entrepreneur accurately differentiate and classify between the two? Many entrepreneurs just classify anything contrarian as hate because it is easier/faster.
- dang 10y ago> Many entrepreneurs just classify anything contrar ian as hate because it is easier/faster That's true, and finds its mirror image in the commenters who think there's no 'hate' and that posts like Sam's are only about not wanting criticism.
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- corobo 10y agoHate = non-constructive criticism Criticism = constructive criticism "This service sucks, I hope your company goes bankrupt" vs "This sucks, I tried to upload a pdf to the dooberywhatsit file storage service and it error out because the file had DRM on it and it couldn't read it. It should just store it as a standard file instead of rejecting it as an invalid PDF" Example made up, I don't even know if pdfs have DRM aspects. Generally the line is around the "Can I use this information to fix the problem (even if I don't want to)" mark.