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I hate when HN nerds deliver something poised as helpful advice that is just an ad for their own thing.

• bombela 2y ago
  I think a little bit of it is fine. The person pointed out a specific limitation. And then offered a solution. Very clearly stating that they made it. Somebody might find this useful.
• colesantiago 2y ago
  I know and it's becoming commonplace here, this is why I prefer free open source software instead so that we can ignore these ads for closed source software grifts altogether. Is there a FOSS version of all of this that is open source? Otherwise one can make one such that these 'ads' don't need to exist and everyone can benefit from a FOSS version just in case an author chooses to shut their closed source one down.
  • demarq 2y ago
    We can’t keep demanding people work their weekends so we can have free stuff. And label them “grifts” should they dare to make a living.
    • jraph 2y ago
      I don't quite agree with your parent comment. However, I think we should stop equating free software with weekend projects.
• philipwhiuk 2y ago
  "I hate when people's adverts on a popular discussion website is undermined by other people's adverts"
• lylo 2y ago
  c’mon, makers gotta pimp. it’s tough out there :)
• stevenicr 2y ago
  I sometime react that way, but most of the time I appreciate the alternatives that HN crowd adds to the conversations. This is helpful in the current discussion and for later searches. Only thing is I wish there was a note about open-source vs paid, / this thing is $11 / month don't click..
• gloosx 2y ago
  Not as bad as seeing low-effort AI generated articles here and there disguised as a useful blog post that is just an ad for yet another AI tool