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> I consider myself an expert on this sigh > the part that’s more offensive than the price is that a lot of times it isn’t good So don't go there and don't b

> I consider myself an expert on this sigh > the part that’s more offensive than the price is that a lot of times it isn’t good So don't go there and don't buy it. > wish that I took that much interest in the coffee I make. But I don’t So you're saying you don't care enough about coffee to make it yourself, but you have a whole ton of options close to home and some you like and many you don't, and you want to complain about that?

drcongo 4y ago
Substack seems to have turned everyone into an expert on things they know nothing about. This article is terrible.
- paulcole 4y ago
  Let’s give credit where it’s due. HN commenters have been applying their expertise in programming CRUD apps to medicine, exercise, nutrition, economics, social issues, and more for years longer than Substack has been around.
  - drcongo 4y ago
    This did make me laugh, though I tend to trust the opinions on here more than Substack which, to me at least, has become tainted by the sheer volume of dreadful hot takes. Clicking on a Substack article now I go in with very low expectations of quality, and more often than not it doesn't even reach that threshold.
    - paulcole 4y ago
      I’m doing my best to add dreadful hot takes to HN but I can only do so much on my own.
- ctrlmeta 4y ago
  Agreed! Makes me wonder if all these blogging platforms are solving problems or creating new ones. For every discerning reader who may be wise to not trust what they read, there are thousands of gullible ones who would believe anything they read just because it is written.
  - iamdamian 4y ago
    > Makes me wonder if all these blogging platforms are solving problems or creating new ones. Why is this a new problem? The same complaint has been made since the invention of the printing press (and, later, with the advent of the Internet).
    - vidanay 4y ago
      Pontificating from ignorance existed long before Johannes Gutenberg.
- steve_adams_86 4y ago
  I kept waiting for the part where compelling information would be presented. It boils down to “some businesses don’t care to make great coffee because people will buy mediocre coffee”. The entire article could be about any other food or drink and would be just as true, but also similarly obvious. I felt a little ripped off after getting to the end. I was looking forward to expert information to provide some interesting insights. I got the equivalent of “some places make a bad ribeye, but they’ll still charge you $50!”. Of course, and you just make a mental note and go somewhere else next time. That’s it.

drcongo 4y ago

Substack seems to have turned everyone into an expert on things they know nothing about. This article is terrible.

paulcole 4y ago
Let’s give credit where it’s due. HN commenters have been applying their expertise in programming CRUD apps to medicine, exercise, nutrition, economics, social issues, and more for years longer than Substack has been around.
- drcongo 4y ago
  This did make me laugh, though I tend to trust the opinions on here more than Substack which, to me at least, has become tainted by the sheer volume of dreadful hot takes. Clicking on a Substack article now I go in with very low expectations of quality, and more often than not it doesn't even reach that threshold.
  - paulcole 4y ago
    I’m doing my best to add dreadful hot takes to HN but I can only do so much on my own.
ctrlmeta 4y ago
Agreed! Makes me wonder if all these blogging platforms are solving problems or creating new ones. For every discerning reader who may be wise to not trust what they read, there are thousands of gullible ones who would believe anything they read just because it is written.
- iamdamian 4y ago
  > Makes me wonder if all these blogging platforms are solving problems or creating new ones. Why is this a new problem? The same complaint has been made since the invention of the printing press (and, later, with the advent of the Internet).
  - vidanay 4y ago
    Pontificating from ignorance existed long before Johannes Gutenberg.
steve_adams_86 4y ago
I kept waiting for the part where compelling information would be presented. It boils down to “some businesses don’t care to make great coffee because people will buy mediocre coffee”. The entire article could be about any other food or drink and would be just as true, but also similarly obvious. I felt a little ripped off after getting to the end. I was looking forward to expert information to provide some interesting insights. I got the equivalent of “some places make a bad ribeye, but they’ll still charge you $50!”. Of course, and you just make a mental note and go somewhere else next time. That’s it.