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I think you are getting downvoted because your comment embodies the easy snark that is REALLY hurting this community. IMHO, seeing that your comment is currentl

I think you are getting downvoted because your comment embodies the easy snark that is REALLY hurting this community. IMHO, seeing that your comment is currently at the top tells me we still have room for improvement. I don't think anyone is deluded into thinking this is a charitable gesture, certainly not on hackernews, so I am confused why you spent so much time to (in an agitated way) make it seem like Braintree is pulling one over us.

kami8845 14y ago
I tried to clearly differentiate on what I think about the offering (beneficial to the community) and how they worded their announcement (misleading). Yes, I realize the majority of my message was spent in negativity. That is something, I, myself am working on. >I am confused why you spent so much time I enjoy the discourse on HN. It's good practice on how to express oneself (especially seeing as how English isn't my native tongue) and I enjoy the upvotes from people who I consider peers in the tech community (who there's very little of where I currently live)
minhajuddin 14y ago
I don't understand why people get offended when someone tries to find a motive behind something “So, what’s the catch - is this just a marketing promotion.” There’s no catch, no strings attached, no BS -- we just want to do our part to give back to the community that made us successful and this is our way of paying it forward. Clearly Braintree wants us to think they are doing it to do 'their part'. Pointing out that this might not be true shouldn't offend you. The parent is not challenging your intellect. He is just making an observation. I got a few negative comments on something similar I wrote about github http://minhajuddin.com/2012/09/29/github-is-not-really-free-for-your-public-open-source-projects http://minhajuddin.com/2012/09/29/github-is-not-really-free-... . Am I missing something here?
- olalonde 14y ago
  > Pointing out that this might not be true shouldn't offend you. Speaking for myself, I'm offended by such comments not because they aren't true but because yes, they do offend my intellect and waste my time. We all know that Braintree and Github are not charities, let's talk about something interesting instead.

kami8845 14y ago

I tried to clearly differentiate on what I think about the offering (beneficial to the community) and how they worded their announcement (misleading). Yes, I realize the majority of my message was spent in negativity. That is something, I, myself am working on. >I am confused why you spent so much time I enjoy the discourse on HN. It's good practice on how to express oneself (especially seeing as how English isn't my native tongue) and I enjoy the upvotes from people who I consider peers in the tech community (who there's very little of where I currently live)

minhajuddin 14y ago

I don't understand why people get offended when someone tries to find a motive behind something “So, what’s the catch - is this just a marketing promotion.” There’s no catch, no strings attached, no BS -- we just want to do our part to give back to the community that made us successful and this is our way of paying it forward. Clearly Braintree wants us to think they are doing it to do 'their part'. Pointing out that this might not be true shouldn't offend you. The parent is not challenging your intellect. He is just making an observation. I got a few negative comments on something similar I wrote about github http://minhajuddin.com/2012/09/29/github-is-not-really-free-for-your-public-open-source-projects http://minhajuddin.com/2012/09/29/github-is-not-really-free-... . Am I missing something here?

olalonde 14y ago
> Pointing out that this might not be true shouldn't offend you. Speaking for myself, I'm offended by such comments not because they aren't true but because yes, they do offend my intellect and waste my time. We all know that Braintree and Github are not charities, let's talk about something interesting instead.