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This. This is what's wrong with hacker news. Between everyone single person calling themselves entrepreneur/guru/hacker/etc just for making some horrifically

This. This is what's wrong with hacker news. Between everyone single person calling themselves entrepreneur/guru/hacker/etc just for making some horrifically unoriginal website about "business" or some 5-line jquery magic and the "I'm an entrepreneur starting an entrepreneur school for entrepreneurs" HN as become unreadable...

BrianPetro 14y ago
If you made an account and responsibly voted on articles you would help prevent that. More importantly, you're a coward for remaining anonymous while flaming someones post who fairly had their chance at the HN front page. Someone who would post such a useless comment, like yourself, doesn't belong here. Color me disgusted.
- davidkatz 14y ago
  The OPs tone is perhaps unnecessarily aggressive, but I think the point deserves a fair look. HN, more often than not, shares content that is the nth derivative of the same old tired tunes (which were great the first year we heard them). HN used to be valuable, now it's mostly entertaining. The OP is also right that words like 'hacker' and 'entrepreneur' have become maddeningly useless on HN. Saying things like 'you could vote and change that' is not a counterargument. Sure, I could invest lots of energy in trying to make HN better, but I'm not interested in that. Don't get me wrong - I applaud the people that are, but this is not my fight - I'm here as long as content is good, and it's really on the tipping point for me. I will however voice my dissatisfaction, with the hope that someone who does want to fight this fight will be ever so slightly moved by it.
tomasien 14y ago
Charming!
mmq 14y ago
I hope that these guys won't pay attention to your offensive comment. Your experience or your personal taste shouldn't make you, in anyway, say something like that. I think that your first project wasn't perfect as well. Also, if you happen to notice something that you don't like or you don't agree with, try to make more constructive comments, so that people can respond or enhance.

BrianPetro 14y ago

If you made an account and responsibly voted on articles you would help prevent that. More importantly, you're a coward for remaining anonymous while flaming someones post who fairly had their chance at the HN front page. Someone who would post such a useless comment, like yourself, doesn't belong here. Color me disgusted.

davidkatz 14y ago
The OPs tone is perhaps unnecessarily aggressive, but I think the point deserves a fair look. HN, more often than not, shares content that is the nth derivative of the same old tired tunes (which were great the first year we heard them). HN used to be valuable, now it's mostly entertaining. The OP is also right that words like 'hacker' and 'entrepreneur' have become maddeningly useless on HN. Saying things like 'you could vote and change that' is not a counterargument. Sure, I could invest lots of energy in trying to make HN better, but I'm not interested in that. Don't get me wrong - I applaud the people that are, but this is not my fight - I'm here as long as content is good, and it's really on the tipping point for me. I will however voice my dissatisfaction, with the hope that someone who does want to fight this fight will be ever so slightly moved by it.

tomasien 14y ago

Charming!

mmq 14y ago

I hope that these guys won't pay attention to your offensive comment. Your experience or your personal taste shouldn't make you, in anyway, say something like that. I think that your first project wasn't perfect as well. Also, if you happen to notice something that you don't like or you don't agree with, try to make more constructive comments, so that people can respond or enhance.