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Why are trite comparisons with "the real world" (whatever that is) always the refuge of those who scorn others in public? "Well, if they can't take a little cri
by ryanwaggoner 16y ago
Why are trite comparisons with "the real world" (whatever that is) always the refuge of those who scorn others in public? "Well, if they can't take a little criticism from me, just wait until they hit the real world!"
Give me a break. Opening your comment with "big whoop" is hardly frank or straightforward. You offered no real advice or help, and you're effectively anonymous from what I can tell, so your claims of "experience" are worthless. Your comment just reeks of a condescending snark that HN is better off without.
- akadien 16y agoOk, my experience is that my own lone-founder startup failed a couple of years ago in very large part because I didn't do the things that I claim are missing. I read the post, identified red flags that I failed at finding, and then posted them as a critique, which is what the poster asked for. I think you are taking a moral position about what should and shouldn't be the tone on HN. I might have missed it, but who elected you to determine what is or isn't "condescending snark"? And from follow-up posts by the original poster and others, it looks like I did offer some real advice. It just wasn't wrapped up in rosy and verbose language that you prefer.