>>that's surely a negative judgement. And like..........maybe I'm being weird, but........what's wrong with that? >>Don't you see that kind of thing as someth

>>that's surely a negative judgement. And like..........maybe I'm being weird, but........what's wrong with that? >>Don't you see that kind of thing as something wrong, and to be avoided? No, I always saw HN as a community where you can freely(but politely) express your views and discuss them. It would never occur to me that calling some wall art ugly could be compared to being around an abusive person. >>When something isn't good, you needn't pretend that it is, but don't be gratuitously negative. Calling a painting ugly is hardly "gratuiously negative". Maybe it's a bit too direct, but it's not a "show HN" post, I'm not taking anyone down, we're discussing art left by someone who left this in their apartment and passed away - I don't think it should bother anyone any more than calling Picasso or Rembrant's art "ugly". We disagree of course, but again, the comparison to being near an abusive person seems uncalled for. >>But the point is the overall comment in the bad comments ones is vastly negative. The overall point was - how is being a hoarder, making a bunch of art in your apartment that they don't even show anyone ever, "making the world a batter place" - someone else said it's inspirational, I don't really see how either but at least I now know there is a different point of view.