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The moderation of the negative comments on this post, for once, seems a bit overkill. I think what's missing here in the moderation is the visceral reaction th
by ac2u 6y ago
The moderation of the negative comments on this post, for once, seems a bit overkill.
I think what's missing here in the moderation is the visceral reaction that people have to such a product, (to the point where their feedback seems a bit unproductive), is as much part of the conversation here as the constructive criticism.
The people who have a complete gut reaction against this don't want to enter the conversation with criticism that can seem like a negotiation with the founders, where the founders can reply with "ok we'll work on adding more cool privacy features".
They don't want to engage with the product in the first place.
However they feel that without shouting it from the rooftops, a perceived consensus might emerge that this type of product is OK bar a little privacy refinement, and thus be forced upon them by team members who don't have the same privacy appreciations as they do.
Edit: I'd like to add that I don't attribute any malice towards the founders of this. I accept that they're trying to make the right product for them.
- shortweb3 6y agoYep well thought out response. It’s interesting the level of moderation in defence of of a YC company - I’ll bet they wouldn’t be deleting comments if it wasn’t one of their companies.
- browsergap 6y agoIt's just because it's text. If we could see the faces of some people while they mouthed off on their deranged rant, we'd all politely turn back to whatever better conversation we were having, and chuckle...It's just because the genre of "text" puts everyone on the same volume and medium/timbre/character (fading doesn't really alter this). Crazy rants that would not get a word in edge wise ordinarily, get to take full spectrum bandwidth. Probably, just like this comment will seem to some people. You don't need much empathy, social acuity and awareness yo shout at the top of your ... fingertips on a forum. But to get the attention of a room of smart people in real life....you need a lot more skill. Text reduces everyone's utterances to the same medium background......it's sad. Sad that internet is 31 years old....but we don't have a richer way for people to talk toghether. Funnily enough, maybe THIS startup, is doing something toward that.