This is actually the typical case when new projects drop on HN. Dropbox is the canonical example. You gotta not take it personal. Announcing on HN is a gauntle

This is actually the typical case when new projects drop on HN. Dropbox is the canonical example. You gotta not take it personal. Announcing on HN is a gauntlet. People can be a bit prickly. Just a bit though. You get lots of good feedback too.