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Show HN: Get a free, hosted static website and help me out of debt

20 points by siddharthgdas 10y ago

skrowl 10y ago
I wish I was only $2,000 in debt. I'm several hundred times that amount in debt!
- simonebrunozzi 10y ago
  Can you share how you got into such a big amount of debt?
  - imauld 10y ago
    Top private university + masters + PhD could get that high in the US.
  - bugsy11 10y ago
    They could be referring to their mortgage
    - notheguyouthink 10y ago
      And a car. Many people have car debts. 2k debt is nothing, for this debt society heh. Note that i hate debt, and fight to have none of it and i'm not excusing it; but, i do have a car loan (my only debt).
- siddharthgdas 10y ago
  Woah! That's too much.. If you want to share your story with me, no matter how, you know, it is, I'll try to help in any way I can.
nautical 10y ago
http://essays.eidetia.com/emotionmodel.html http://essays.eidetia.com/emotionmodel.html
- nautical 10y ago
  Post by same guy : looks like an 'experiment'
  - siddharthgdas 10y ago
    Bingo ;)
    - nautical 10y ago
      Hey , I am working on couple of projects would love to connect with you . Your blog looks interesting :) - piyush
      - siddharthgdas 10y ago
        Sure, eidetia.com/contact.html Whatsapp me from the number given there.
h4waii 10y ago
Ignoring the fact that this isn't tugging at emotions, it's a straight up lie and you're aware of it, since you said it was a con. This doesn't even prove that people are willing to give you "more" considering there isn't an option for less, to zero, amounts to donate.
- siddharthgdas 10y ago
  Wouldn't not giving an option for less amounts be easier than giving it? If they don't want to pay more then they just don't pay at all.
fiatjaf 10y ago
Get a free, hosted static website and help me pay my bills Get a free, hosted static website and help me feed my children
siddharthgdas 10y ago
I apologize to everyone whose time was wasted by my silly experiment.
notheguyouthink 10y ago
I'm confused, how is this free if i pay $100 for it? I'm not knocking his pitch, or even talking about it at all really - i'm just trying to understand the title. What is free exactly?
- siddharthgdas 10y ago
  It was an experiment - essays.eidetia.com/emotionmodel.html And the title was a clickbait, so...
cableshaft 10y ago
I think you might have had more luck with clickthroughs if you had posted a higher debt amount. $2000 is nothing, at least in the US. Between just student loans and my car loan I've got over 10x that amount of debt, and I have a smaller amount of student loans than the average nowadays (and many times less than several people I know, some of which have over $100k in student debt...with a humanities degree, even). So anyway, when I saw that amount I was just like "Ha, that's nothing. My number is much higher." And I didn't feel that compelled to help. I don't really want to admit that, but I thought you should be aware of it, since it's your experiment.
- siddharthgdas 10y ago
  1. Would you have paid me if it was let's say $20,000, with you having a debt yourself ? 2. This experiment was for people might have seen this and said, "Ha, that's a petty sum, let's help him out". (Validated from the 8-10 connections I made through the experiment)
- siddharthgdas 10y ago
  Thank you for your ASKHN about html5 games, it was really helpful.
  - cableshaft 10y ago
    You're welcome. Glad it ended up helping people. I didn't really follow up on what people suggested yet. Your comment reminded me that I should look into that again, so thanks :).

20 points by siddharthgdas 10y ago

skrowl 10y ago

I wish I was only $2,000 in debt. I'm several hundred times that amount in debt!

simonebrunozzi 10y ago
Can you share how you got into such a big amount of debt?
- imauld 10y ago
  Top private university + masters + PhD could get that high in the US.
- bugsy11 10y ago
  They could be referring to their mortgage
  - notheguyouthink 10y ago
    And a car. Many people have car debts. 2k debt is nothing, for this debt society heh. Note that i hate debt, and fight to have none of it and i'm not excusing it; but, i do have a car loan (my only debt).
siddharthgdas 10y ago
Woah! That's too much.. If you want to share your story with me, no matter how, you know, it is, I'll try to help in any way I can.

nautical 10y ago

http://essays.eidetia.com/emotionmodel.html http://essays.eidetia.com/emotionmodel.html

nautical 10y ago
Post by same guy : looks like an 'experiment'
- siddharthgdas 10y ago
  Bingo ;)
  - nautical 10y ago
    Hey , I am working on couple of projects would love to connect with you . Your blog looks interesting :) - piyush
    - siddharthgdas 10y ago
      Sure, eidetia.com/contact.html Whatsapp me from the number given there.

h4waii 10y ago

Ignoring the fact that this isn't tugging at emotions, it's a straight up lie and you're aware of it, since you said it was a con. This doesn't even prove that people are willing to give you "more" considering there isn't an option for less, to zero, amounts to donate.

siddharthgdas 10y ago
Wouldn't not giving an option for less amounts be easier than giving it? If they don't want to pay more then they just don't pay at all.

fiatjaf 10y ago

Get a free, hosted static website and help me pay my bills Get a free, hosted static website and help me feed my children

siddharthgdas 10y ago

I apologize to everyone whose time was wasted by my silly experiment.

notheguyouthink 10y ago

I'm confused, how is this free if i pay $100 for it? I'm not knocking his pitch, or even talking about it at all really - i'm just trying to understand the title. What is free exactly?

siddharthgdas 10y ago
It was an experiment - essays.eidetia.com/emotionmodel.html And the title was a clickbait, so...

cableshaft 10y ago

I think you might have had more luck with clickthroughs if you had posted a higher debt amount. $2000 is nothing, at least in the US. Between just student loans and my car loan I've got over 10x that amount of debt, and I have a smaller amount of student loans than the average nowadays (and many times less than several people I know, some of which have over $100k in student debt...with a humanities degree, even). So anyway, when I saw that amount I was just like "Ha, that's nothing. My number is much higher." And I didn't feel that compelled to help. I don't really want to admit that, but I thought you should be aware of it, since it's your experiment.

siddharthgdas 10y ago
1. Would you have paid me if it was let's say $20,000, with you having a debt yourself ? 2. This experiment was for people might have seen this and said, "Ha, that's a petty sum, let's help him out". (Validated from the 8-10 connections I made through the experiment)
siddharthgdas 10y ago
Thank you for your ASKHN about html5 games, it was really helpful.
- cableshaft 10y ago
  You're welcome. Glad it ended up helping people. I didn't really follow up on what people suggested yet. Your comment reminded me that I should look into that again, so thanks :).