To answer what you intended with your question: "No." I don't want my friends (on HN or otherwise) to fail, I want them to succeed. I want to succeed and I wan

To answer what you intended with your question: "No." I don't want my friends (on HN or otherwise) to fail, I want them to succeed. I want to succeed and I want them to succeed. There's plenty of success to go around. It's not a zero sum game. We can ALL win. To answer what you literally asked: "Yes." I want them to fail rapidly. I want MYSELF to fail rapidly. It is only through failure that we learn and eventually achieve success. Show me someone who has never failed and I will show you someone who has never tried.