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> they just did something better than everyone else Wow, HN's ability to dismiss and diminish major accomplishments continues to astound me.
by jonny_eh 4y ago
> they just did something better than everyone else
Wow, HN's ability to dismiss and diminish major accomplishments continues to astound me.
- renewiltord 4y agoBetter execution is considered the biggest compliment in the industry. Novel ideas are sort of considered a passé path to success. In that context, it sounds more like idolization than insult.
- bcbrown 4y agoYou think saying "a really amazing case of a business [that executed] better than everyone else" is dismissive and diminishing?
- jonny_eh 4y ago"Just" implies it wasn't a big deal.
- danielmarkbruce 4y agoWarren Buffett just focuses on business all day. Tom Brady just thinks about football all day. The word 'just' is used in many cases to show someone did one thing and not other things. Doing lots of things is often just stupid.
- ZephyrBlu 4y ago"just" has an implication, "only" or "solely" would be more neutral words.
- danielmarkbruce 4y agoNope, people say "just" all the time for this case. You might think they should use "only" or "solely", but they say "just" frequently. Sometimes "just" does have an implication. If you assume the writer isn't being a dick, it's easy to see what they meant.
- DantesKite 4y ago> got incredibly lucky with entering the market at the exact right time I also found this to be a somewhat shallow analysis, considering their sustained success over a decade.
- danielmarkbruce 4y agoIt might be shallow, but it's right. Nothing wrong with getting lucky.Those guys worked hard and are smart for sure, but luck had a lot to do with it.