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> I actively hate startups Have you asked yourself why you hang out on this website given how you feel about startups? Also, is it really fair to apply such a

by exhaze 2y ago

> I actively hate startups Have you asked yourself why you hang out on this website given how you feel about startups? Also, is it really fair to apply such a strong statement to all startups? Look at your screen and the browser you're using, the user interface concepts, the computer itself. Where do you think those came from?

999900000999 2y ago
Fine. I hate *working for* startups. It's fun when your young, not when you have bills.
stetrain 2y ago
"Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity."
RockRobotRock 2y ago
>Have you asked yourself why you hang out on this website given how you feel about startups? Maybe they just like technology.
- greentxt 2y ago
  Is that ok though? Some would say "that's not what hn is for." I've read that a lot. Usually the follow up is something about folks being intellectually curious, not just people who "like technology." I think this comes up a lot and isn't so clear cut as many claim it to be.
  - stetrain 2y ago
    Is what ok? Liking technology? Using HN? I'm not sure why we should be a gatekeeper of what someone likes or whether they hang out on this site. The HN guidelines cover what topics are relevant to submit as new posts here, and cover civility and usefulness of comments. That seems good enough. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - ipaddr 2y ago
    Plenty of different groups and one of them are developers burned out after a startup job.
mepian 2y ago
>Look at your screen Liquid crystal displays were invented at RCA, an old radio monopoly. >and the browser you're using CERN, a government-funded research lab. >the user interface concepts SRI, a government-funded research lab, and Xerox, an old copier monopoly. >the computer itself ENIAC was a US Army project.
- wrs 2y ago
  For the browser, don’t forget the University of Illinois.

by exhaze 2y ago

999900000999 2y ago

Fine. I hate *working for* startups. It's fun when your young, not when you have bills.

stetrain 2y ago

"Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity."

RockRobotRock 2y ago

>Have you asked yourself why you hang out on this website given how you feel about startups? Maybe they just like technology.

greentxt 2y ago
Is that ok though? Some would say "that's not what hn is for." I've read that a lot. Usually the follow up is something about folks being intellectually curious, not just people who "like technology." I think this comes up a lot and isn't so clear cut as many claim it to be.
- stetrain 2y ago
  Is what ok? Liking technology? Using HN? I'm not sure why we should be a gatekeeper of what someone likes or whether they hang out on this site. The HN guidelines cover what topics are relevant to submit as new posts here, and cover civility and usefulness of comments. That seems good enough. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- ipaddr 2y ago
  Plenty of different groups and one of them are developers burned out after a startup job.

mepian 2y ago

>Look at your screen Liquid crystal displays were invented at RCA, an old radio monopoly. >and the browser you're using CERN, a government-funded research lab. >the user interface concepts SRI, a government-funded research lab, and Xerox, an old copier monopoly. >the computer itself ENIAC was a US Army project.

wrs 2y ago
For the browser, don’t forget the University of Illinois.