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This is not an original idea: https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html But I don't see credits anywhere.
by throwaway_bad 7y ago
This is not an original idea: https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html
But I don't see credits anywhere.
- sunir 7y agoYou don’t need to credit anyone. It isn’t a school paper. And no death clocks are an older idea than this webpage.
- khazhou 7y agoA random article from 5 years ago doesn't own this concept.
- JansjoFromIkea 7y agoyou seem to be assuming it's such an utterly genius idea that they had to have stolen it as opposed to just coming up with it by themselves
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- NickNaraghi 7y agoThe other responses to this comment seem oddly defensive to me. I was thinking the same thing - in particular, the format and the connection to famous milestones are similar in a way that's uncanny.
- DrKabab 7y agoYep. Something fishy about got defensive the replies are. Besides, its not just an idea from a "random inter Blog from 6 years ago", Tim Urban also shows it in his popular Ted(x) talk
- sunir 7y agoIt's Hacker News. It's not defensiveness; it's a check on social norms to remain positive. For business ideas, originality is great, but execution is everything. For hacker ideas, originality is great, but the hack value is everything. There's nothing gained by poo-pooing someone else's fun little project. Be positive, encourage more hacking, encourage more people building things.
- NickNaraghi 7y agoThanks a lot for taking the time to type this out- I really appreciate the feedback & insight.