3 ms·Avoiding criticism is a good recipe for failure in the long run...by Hexstream 18y agoAvoiding criticism is a good recipe for failure in the long run...attack 18y agoBoth is best.staunch 18y agoThere's a significant difference between avoiding criticism and avoiding public criticism. There'd probably be a whole lot more people asking for HN feedback if the comments were only visible to them. That's a good market to go after.