4 ms·

> Edit: Why disagree without reply? Most of us (even on HN) are just normal devs and nothing we do on here will make us money. Probably being downvoted because

> Edit: Why disagree without reply? Most of us (even on HN) are just normal devs and nothing we do on here will make us money. Probably being downvoted because you have no evidence to back this up. HN posts have made people money directly AND indirectly.

giantg2 4y ago
Everyone is posting anecdotes. My anecdote is that it hasn't made me any money. The number of commenters on this post is much less than the overall number of users on HN. I see no evidence against my statements either. "HN posts have made people money directly AND indirectly." This doesn't negate my claim. Some people do make money on here. I feel that number is very low.
- joshmanders 4y ago
  This thread was made 2 hours ago, it's 745AM in silicon valley, where majority of people on this site are at... Don't expect it to explode so fast with people sharing. The difference between your anecdotes and everyone else's is they aren't saying "Well only 6 people replied to this thread in the first hour and a half, therefore I claim nobody has made money from HN"
  - giantg2 4y ago
    "in silicon valley, where majority of people on this site are at" Do you have a source? I find it hard to believe that even 51% are in SV. The second paragraph is a gross misrepresention of my position. And it seems you're implying that as more people wake up, this will somehow prove that the majority of HN users have made money on posts here... which isn't any different the (misrepresented) argument that you were just complaining about. I'll wait for you to provide some actual evidence that 51% of users have directly or indirectly made money on posts here.
    - joshmanders 4y ago
      > I'll wait for you to provide some actual evidence that 51% of users have directly or indirectly made money on posts here. I'll provide that when you provide evidence that nobody has. Interesting how you can make claims without facts to back them up, but demand me to back up my claims against yours.
      - giantg2 4y ago
        "Interesting how you can make claims without facts to back them up, but demand me to back up my claims against yours." Yep, that's intentional. That's exactly how you started attacking me. And now I have you making the statement/point about the lack of evidence for me.
      - jodrellblank 4y ago
        > "I'll provide that when you provide evidence that nobody has." Where did giantg2 claim that?

giantg2 4y ago

Everyone is posting anecdotes. My anecdote is that it hasn't made me any money. The number of commenters on this post is much less than the overall number of users on HN. I see no evidence against my statements either. "HN posts have made people money directly AND indirectly." This doesn't negate my claim. Some people do make money on here. I feel that number is very low.

joshmanders 4y ago
This thread was made 2 hours ago, it's 745AM in silicon valley, where majority of people on this site are at... Don't expect it to explode so fast with people sharing. The difference between your anecdotes and everyone else's is they aren't saying "Well only 6 people replied to this thread in the first hour and a half, therefore I claim nobody has made money from HN"
- giantg2 4y ago
  "in silicon valley, where majority of people on this site are at" Do you have a source? I find it hard to believe that even 51% are in SV. The second paragraph is a gross misrepresention of my position. And it seems you're implying that as more people wake up, this will somehow prove that the majority of HN users have made money on posts here... which isn't any different the (misrepresented) argument that you were just complaining about. I'll wait for you to provide some actual evidence that 51% of users have directly or indirectly made money on posts here.
  - joshmanders 4y ago
    > I'll wait for you to provide some actual evidence that 51% of users have directly or indirectly made money on posts here. I'll provide that when you provide evidence that nobody has. Interesting how you can make claims without facts to back them up, but demand me to back up my claims against yours.
    - giantg2 4y ago
      "Interesting how you can make claims without facts to back them up, but demand me to back up my claims against yours." Yep, that's intentional. That's exactly how you started attacking me. And now I have you making the statement/point about the lack of evidence for me.
    - jodrellblank 4y ago
      > "I'll provide that when you provide evidence that nobody has." Where did giantg2 claim that?