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Why is HN so pessimistic?

• deleted 6mo ago
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• kirubakaran 6mo ago
  Is setting expectations based on track record considered pessimism?
  • nish__ 6mo ago
    Incessant nit picking, negativity and doubt casting is my issue. And Canada is unrecognizable these days. Why should I think past performance is indicative of future success?
    • slopinthebag 6mo ago
      You're right, it is unrecognisable, and past performance is not indicative of future success. It will be much worse than past performance. Sorry, not optimistic enough I suppose :(
    • dacox 6mo ago
      As a Canadian I see little reason for optimism
    • jsbisviewtiful 6mo ago
      > Incessant nit picking, negativity and doubt casting is my issue. That has unfortunately been very common internet culture since 2020. It was there before the pandemic, but post-pandemic internet never recovered its full whimsy and veered headfirst into a depressive state. Probably says something about everyone's general mood.
• pie_flavor 6mo ago
  The parent comment just says it'll perform similar to how past similarly-shaped things performed, without saying what that past performance is. If that implies pessimism, that's not HN's fault.
  • nish__ 6mo ago
    Give me a break.
  • visceralasonia 6mo ago
    I think they missed "laudable." My first read I thought it said laughable too—it's an easy misread that set a completely different tone for the rest of the comment.
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• visceralasonia 6mo ago
  That says "laudable" not "laughable." They were actually complimenting the effort, even if some folks misread it
• lbrito 6mo ago
  It's the default for any non USA story.