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What try to put him down for what he's accomplished? He isn't being put down for what he has accomplished. He's being put down for writing a shallow self-servi

What try to put him down for what he's accomplished? He isn't being put down for what he has accomplished. He's being put down for writing a shallow self-serving blog post that is completely devoid of intellectual content, and then submitting it to HN. I hope enough others here flag this as well.

mindcrime 14y ago
When somebody writes about him as a "CEO", with an implication that he's somehow less than a "real" CEO, then yes, that is putting him (and his company) down. It's ridiculous, IMO. This guy is out there, in the trenches, building a real company, and tries to share his experience, and he's getting slammed for it. This isn't what I've come to expect from HN. :-(
- kahawe 14y ago
  > and tries to share his experience I think the point is: he might be trying but he is doing a horrible job at sharing that experience because the only thing he gives us is "he is a big picture thinker", he "cranks through to dos" and that Paul is important. There is hardly any "meat" or really interesting, helpful stuff in there - that's what the slamming is about. Is this really so difficult to see or differentiate?
  - mindcrime 14y ago
    Is this really so difficult to see or differentiate? Not at all. I never said it was wrong to provide feedback or constructive criticism. But the tone of the earlier post - that kicked off this thread - just seemed (to me) a bit overly antagonistic and demeaning, as opposed to constructive. As far as I know, the social norm here at HN is not to "slam" somebody when constructive criticism would suffice instead. I mean, this is something of a community of (largely) like-minded peers in many ways. And I, for one, would like to think that that we're sort of "on the same team" here.
davidw 14y ago
Flagging is for stuff that's really off topic, like politics, not for something that you didn't happen to find interesting.

mindcrime 14y ago

When somebody writes about him as a "CEO", with an implication that he's somehow less than a "real" CEO, then yes, that is putting him (and his company) down. It's ridiculous, IMO. This guy is out there, in the trenches, building a real company, and tries to share his experience, and he's getting slammed for it. This isn't what I've come to expect from HN. :-(

kahawe 14y ago
> and tries to share his experience I think the point is: he might be trying but he is doing a horrible job at sharing that experience because the only thing he gives us is "he is a big picture thinker", he "cranks through to dos" and that Paul is important. There is hardly any "meat" or really interesting, helpful stuff in there - that's what the slamming is about. Is this really so difficult to see or differentiate?
- mindcrime 14y ago
  Is this really so difficult to see or differentiate? Not at all. I never said it was wrong to provide feedback or constructive criticism. But the tone of the earlier post - that kicked off this thread - just seemed (to me) a bit overly antagonistic and demeaning, as opposed to constructive. As far as I know, the social norm here at HN is not to "slam" somebody when constructive criticism would suffice instead. I mean, this is something of a community of (largely) like-minded peers in many ways. And I, for one, would like to think that that we're sort of "on the same team" here.

davidw 14y ago

Flagging is for stuff that's really off topic, like politics, not for something that you didn't happen to find interesting.