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Same here, although you and the commenter have me beat by a couple of months. Unlike some, I have never sworn off HN and left in a huff. HN is where I learned
by DanielBMarkham 6y ago
Same here, although you and the commenter have me beat by a couple of months.
Unlike some, I have never sworn off HN and left in a huff.
HN is where I learned about the drawbacks of where internet tech was going. Many of us started with a desire to build sticky sites and apps, but as some startups mastered this, it became obvious that this was two-edged sword.
I miss PG being on, but I completely understand why he left. It got to the point where he couldn't say something as simple as "The sky is blue" without a dozen negative and nitpicking replies. No fun.
- ignoramous 6y ago> I miss PG being on, but I completely understand why he left. pg isn't shy of (seemingly) speaking his mind on twitter though.
- DanielBMarkham 6y agoI am happy for that. pg is one of an extremely small number of high-follower folks I follow on Twitter. It's mostly because I miss his input here. I love watching smart people discuss stuff (not pointlessly argue) so when I started here, I would post any kind of question that I thought would be interesting to see like-minded (tech) folks discuss. Things like "Is there a God?" I'd also engage with folks who had differing views in order to try to learn from them. I remember one time I asked some kind of question that set folks off. PG came on and said something like "Why don't you guys find out more about why he's asking that question instead of trashing him so much?" (My paraphrasing and poor memory) I think he was still asking that question when he finally left. I don't think he ever got a good answer. pg and I probably disagree on a ton of things, but he seems interested in sharing and learning, not playing the emotional manipulation game. That's why I follow him there.
- breck 6y agoNice try “DanielBMarkham”. I know a pen name for pg when I see one ;)