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I would agree with that. I've lurked here for a long time and it seems that constructive feedback gets upvoted a lot less than useless posts like "what's the po
by Underphil 4y ago
I would agree with that. I've lurked here for a long time and it seems that constructive feedback gets upvoted a lot less than useless posts like "what's the point in this?".
- tomcam 4y agoAgreed. Posting something here will almost always force you to up your game, but there is an incredible amount of callousness in the commentariat on HN.
- georgebarnett 4y agoMany people are not yet skilled at giving feedback. Many will improve, with guidance. Those that don’t will blunder along, wondering why they can’t make it in the world.
- notreallyserio 4y agoMaybe we need to figure out how to give feedback to people giving feedback. And that feedback will need to be structured such that it doesn't just get dismissed immediately.
- hutzlibu 4y ago"useless posts like "what's the point in this?"." They are not pointless, those posts tell, that a clear explanation is missing. Most people simply do not read a lot and in detail. If they don't get it after some seconds looking at things, they will walk away. And look at the next thing. Summarizing a big novel project in simple words surely is hard, but very important.
- Underphil 4y agoI was referring to the many times a project doesn't resonate with the user specifically and they equate that with it being a useless endeavour.