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"Try something that scares the hell out of you. It just might turn into something wonderful." I'd loved the mashup. However, if spending a weekend making a mas

by diego 14y ago

"Try something that scares the hell out of you. It just might turn into something wonderful." I'd loved the mashup. However, if spending a weekend making a mashup scares the hell out of you, you must be living a very sheltered life. Here are some things that scare the hell out of me (and I have no intention of trying): - Climbing Everest - Wingsuit base jumping - Armed combat I'll leave it at that, you get the point. Edit: and you are too scared to offer a counterpoint, so you anonymously downvote instead :)

AznHisoka 14y ago
Not sure why you've being downvoted, you actually have a good point!
- diego 14y ago
  I guess some people on Hacker News don't have a thick skin. Some are actually scared of things that seem trivial to me, like writing a blog post and submitting it. They don't like being called on it. Oh, well.
- ralmeida 14y ago
  I couldn't disagree more with parent's opinion: I don't consider 'scariness' to be transitive in this context (see related comment of soldier being afraid of spiders) and the tone seems arrogant and "look at me, I'm an overachiever" to me. HOWEVER, one's agreeing or disagreeing SHOULD NOT determine a vote (so, doesn't matter if he has a 'good point' or not). The people who have the karma to downvote (I don't) should swallow it up if they strongly disagree with the comment, but can't justify why the opinion can't be said. TL;DR; one shouldn't downvote because of opinion, no matter how nocive or negative one might find it.
  - BrandonM 14y ago
    This makes for a pretty easy downvote: Edit: and you are too scared to offer a counterpoint, so you anonymously downvote instead :)
    - ralmeida 14y ago
      True, but he wouldn't have edited this in if he had not been downvoted first. But I do agree that the bullying and the sarcasm were unecessary and somewhat justified the downvotes.
geoffpado 14y ago
Maybe it's not the making the mashup that's scary but sharing something you're not experienced at and not very confident in with THE ENTIRE world that he may have found scary. I know I would have.
- diego 14y ago
  You just shared a comment with THE ENTIRE world. For all you know, it could be picked up by this Twitter account that has 7k followers: https://twitter.com/shit_hn_says https://twitter.com/shit_hn_says Is it that scary to post your work on the internet? Imagine that you were drafted to go fight in a war with a 30% chance of dying tomorrow. Could you still consider posting a mashup scary?
  - ceejayoz 14y ago
    > Could you still consider posting a mashup scary? Phobias, shyness, etc. don't go away just because you did something else scary. I know at least one soldier who's been through Iraq who still finds spiders terrifying.
  - geoffpado 14y ago
    > You just shared a comment with THE ENTIRE world. For all you know, it could be picked up by this Twitter account that has 7k followers Myself included. It's a great account. That said, commenting and participating in a public forum is something I've done for a long time and which I'm comfortable with. This is Steve's first attempt at a mashup. Things are far scarier the first time around. Also, scary doesn't have to be relative. Sure, going and fighting a war is something most people would find scary. A lot of people would feel the same way about walking down a strange dark alley. Are an active war zone and a poorly-lit space AT ALL similar? No. Yet they're both scary. Others still find meeting new people scary. That doesn't mean that they have "thin skin" or that they live a "sheltered life". Scary is subjective, not objective, and you don't get to be the person who chooses what other people are and aren't wary of.
stevestreza 14y ago
As making music has been a dream of mine for most of my life, and I had no actual barometer of skill besides personal preference, you bet your ass that it was terrifying. People like you are why I actively avoid comment threads on Hacker News.
- diego 14y ago
  "People like you are why I actively avoid comment threads on Hacker News." That's just a gratuitous ad-hominem. If you are terrified by the thought of putting your work out there for others to judge, I suggest that you work on that problem.
  - ralmeida 14y ago
    That's not an ad-hominem because he wasn't using it to support another point. He has every right to avoid being around negativeness. If you think that this attitude isn't doing him any good, that's also YOUR opinion and he has every right to disagree without being accused of a non-existent logical fallacy.
jtheory 14y ago
WRT edit: I think the downvote-capable readers are being harsher on belittling or sarcastic comments across the board, lately. Would you say that's a bad thing, though?

by diego 14y ago

AznHisoka 14y ago

Not sure why you've being downvoted, you actually have a good point!

diego 14y ago
I guess some people on Hacker News don't have a thick skin. Some are actually scared of things that seem trivial to me, like writing a blog post and submitting it. They don't like being called on it. Oh, well.
ralmeida 14y ago
I couldn't disagree more with parent's opinion: I don't consider 'scariness' to be transitive in this context (see related comment of soldier being afraid of spiders) and the tone seems arrogant and "look at me, I'm an overachiever" to me. HOWEVER, one's agreeing or disagreeing SHOULD NOT determine a vote (so, doesn't matter if he has a 'good point' or not). The people who have the karma to downvote (I don't) should swallow it up if they strongly disagree with the comment, but can't justify why the opinion can't be said. TL;DR; one shouldn't downvote because of opinion, no matter how nocive or negative one might find it.
- BrandonM 14y ago
  This makes for a pretty easy downvote: Edit: and you are too scared to offer a counterpoint, so you anonymously downvote instead :)
  - ralmeida 14y ago
    True, but he wouldn't have edited this in if he had not been downvoted first. But I do agree that the bullying and the sarcasm were unecessary and somewhat justified the downvotes.

geoffpado 14y ago

Maybe it's not the making the mashup that's scary but sharing something you're not experienced at and not very confident in with THE ENTIRE world that he may have found scary. I know I would have.

diego 14y ago
You just shared a comment with THE ENTIRE world. For all you know, it could be picked up by this Twitter account that has 7k followers: https://twitter.com/shit_hn_says https://twitter.com/shit_hn_says Is it that scary to post your work on the internet? Imagine that you were drafted to go fight in a war with a 30% chance of dying tomorrow. Could you still consider posting a mashup scary?
- ceejayoz 14y ago
  > Could you still consider posting a mashup scary? Phobias, shyness, etc. don't go away just because you did something else scary. I know at least one soldier who's been through Iraq who still finds spiders terrifying.
- geoffpado 14y ago
  > You just shared a comment with THE ENTIRE world. For all you know, it could be picked up by this Twitter account that has 7k followers Myself included. It's a great account. That said, commenting and participating in a public forum is something I've done for a long time and which I'm comfortable with. This is Steve's first attempt at a mashup. Things are far scarier the first time around. Also, scary doesn't have to be relative. Sure, going and fighting a war is something most people would find scary. A lot of people would feel the same way about walking down a strange dark alley. Are an active war zone and a poorly-lit space AT ALL similar? No. Yet they're both scary. Others still find meeting new people scary. That doesn't mean that they have "thin skin" or that they live a "sheltered life". Scary is subjective, not objective, and you don't get to be the person who chooses what other people are and aren't wary of.

stevestreza 14y ago

As making music has been a dream of mine for most of my life, and I had no actual barometer of skill besides personal preference, you bet your ass that it was terrifying. People like you are why I actively avoid comment threads on Hacker News.

diego 14y ago
"People like you are why I actively avoid comment threads on Hacker News." That's just a gratuitous ad-hominem. If you are terrified by the thought of putting your work out there for others to judge, I suggest that you work on that problem.
- ralmeida 14y ago
  That's not an ad-hominem because he wasn't using it to support another point. He has every right to avoid being around negativeness. If you think that this attitude isn't doing him any good, that's also YOUR opinion and he has every right to disagree without being accused of a non-existent logical fallacy.

jtheory 14y ago

WRT edit: I think the downvote-capable readers are being harsher on belittling or sarcastic comments across the board, lately. Would you say that's a bad thing, though?