There's a big difference between spending hypothetical dollars and real dollars, no matter how much you ask people to please try really really hard to pretend t

There's a big difference between spending hypothetical dollars and real dollars, no matter how much you ask people to please try really really hard to pretend they're spending real dollars. It's a recurring element in the recurring "I Tried To Start A SaaS Business And It Crashed And Burned Taking My Will To Live With It" posts on HN... "I asked some people if they'd be willing to buy it and they said yes, were very encouraging, until I asked them to actually buy it."