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Can we not pretend that we're talking about gardens and bridges, or that the article author is just making things for himself, his partner, and his friends? I r

by _qulr 6y ago

Can we not pretend that we're talking about gardens and bridges, or that the article author is just making things for himself, his partner, and his friends? I really don't think these are useful analogies. Who is commenting on gardens? Who is commenting on bridges? I mean, if a bridge collapses, then a lot of people will comment on it, deservedly so. "Yes, people died, but don't criticize, go off and make your own bridge!"

sova 6y ago
Yes but the article is not about crises and disasters... it's about people sharing their work with the world, and the observation that it's much easier to comment and criticize on something without knowing the difficulties in building or creating it than it is to actually set off and attempt to build the thing. What I got from the article was that if you have actually given it a shot your feedback is more valuable and you probably ought comment because you'll have something to say that will help the builder. Maybe we are looking at different uses of the term "comment." Yes, naturally anything anyone says in response or as a reaction is a "comment," but I think the author was coming from a place of sharing one's work on the internet, he pretty much said as much in the article.
- _qulr 6y ago
  > I think the author was coming from a place of sharing one's work on the internet, he pretty much said as much in the article. Did he? "I’ve mostly stopped sharing unsolicited “helpful” just-a-thoughts and comments at work. I save them for Twitter" This is why I said it's not even clear what exactly the author is talking about. I actually have no idea, but everyone else seems to think they know, despite the fact that they have very different interpretations of what it is.
  - sova 6y ago
    Yes, he did, in paragraph 2 under "Making is so much harder." >At internet scale, simply by doing anything, you expose attackable surface area to furor you never imagined. >Most people are shocked and drop out of making things, preferring to stay safe. >Those who make it through often look like startup founders, battle-scarred and tone-deaf from being attacked for so many years.

by _qulr 6y ago

sova 6y ago

Yes but the article is not about crises and disasters... it's about people sharing their work with the world, and the observation that it's much easier to comment and criticize on something without knowing the difficulties in building or creating it than it is to actually set off and attempt to build the thing. What I got from the article was that if you have actually given it a shot your feedback is more valuable and you probably ought comment because you'll have something to say that will help the builder. Maybe we are looking at different uses of the term "comment." Yes, naturally anything anyone says in response or as a reaction is a "comment," but I think the author was coming from a place of sharing one's work on the internet, he pretty much said as much in the article.

_qulr 6y ago
> I think the author was coming from a place of sharing one's work on the internet, he pretty much said as much in the article. Did he? "I’ve mostly stopped sharing unsolicited “helpful” just-a-thoughts and comments at work. I save them for Twitter" This is why I said it's not even clear what exactly the author is talking about. I actually have no idea, but everyone else seems to think they know, despite the fact that they have very different interpretations of what it is.
- sova 6y ago
  Yes, he did, in paragraph 2 under "Making is so much harder." >At internet scale, simply by doing anything, you expose attackable surface area to furor you never imagined. >Most people are shocked and drop out of making things, preferring to stay safe. >Those who make it through often look like startup founders, battle-scarred and tone-deaf from being attacked for so many years.