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What does this post have to do with the post you replied to? What does it have to do with the thread? The OP asked for advice or anecdotes from people who have
by jmillikin 4y ago
What does this post have to do with the post you replied to? What does it have to do with the thread?
The OP asked for advice or anecdotes from people who have been an early employee at a successful startup. There's value in that question, and in answers to it. Obviously not all answers will be applicable to all situations, but nobody reasonable would think they would be.
Then here comes this reply, which smells like the HN equivalent of a StackOverflow "you shouldn't be trying to solve that problem" comment.
Maybe someone doesn't want to spend years of their life writing design docs nobody will ever read, for a feature that won't ship, for a product that will get shut down in a year because the executive sponsor lost interest?
Of all sites, why post threadbare anti-startup talking points on Hacker News?
- metadat 4y agoYou have revealed cynicism without evidence. There is no shame in working at a BigCorp, they ship lots of useful real life products and features. My response expressed the lessons I (and many other HNers) have learned THE HARD WAY ALREADY! What is wrong with trying to save a young puppy from suffering the harsh consequences of reality that I've had to endure? It's free advice, if you don't find it helpful please feel free to ignore it and move along, matey. In the meantime, I'd like to keep trying to rescue the pups.
- jmillikin 4y ago> What is wrong with trying to save a young puppy from suffering the > harsh consequences of reality that I've had to endure? Because it's incredibly rude. You're treating them like a child. If someone goes to baking.com and asks for advice on becoming a pastry chef, don't warn them away because being a pastry chef pays poorly.
- metadat 4y agoRespectfully, it seems best if we agree to disagree this time around. I acknowledge the validity of your feelings on this matter, and humbly request the same from you. There is more than enough room for us both, and you've made your position clear. Cheers and please take care, John.
- ZephyrBlu 4y ago> If someone goes to baking.com and asks for advice on becoming a pastry chef, don't warn them away because being a pastry chef pays poorly. I would want to be warned. It's highly likely I wasn't aware of that information.
- sshine 4y agoGiving any advice depends on context. I've listened to someone say they want to become a chef, and knowing it involves 12+ hour shifts, I've said "That sounds like a solid choice!" because this was an actual thing that pays money and a thing they could actually do.
- askafriend 4y agoDisagree - I would want to know the reality of being a pastry chef if I went to baking.com.