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Someone made a comment to me last year about a blog post I made "bragging about how much money I made." :( That's really not my intention at all. Just trying to

Someone made a comment to me last year about a blog post I made "bragging about how much money I made." :( That's really not my intention at all. Just trying to be open and honest. So I'm glad this post didn't come across as bragging.

eswat 14y ago
It’s easy for people to take blog posts, forum replies, etc. out of context. Don’t sweat it and keep writing retrospectives like these. They’re very insightful.
tome 14y ago
Someone just started saying that on patio11's post too. I for one am very glad you two are posting about your experiences. I hope to learn important lessons from you. Thanks!
- nathanbarry 14y ago
  I've learned a ton from patio11, so I love to read his posts!
helen842000 14y ago
It bugs me when I hear this. Your post is interesting, inspiring & contains very applicable advice. It will be very valuable to a lot of people. When people say "stop bragging" it usually translates into "stop making me jealous". It's not your look-out to cater your writing to those that don't want to hear about the results of hard work. There will always be those that will explain others achievements away as talent or point to luck or resources. Please continue to be open & write for the majority who will appreciate the assistance and use it as motivation to step towards building their own successes.
- josscrowcroft 14y ago
  To be fair - many people who write this kind of post are - shall we say - a little detached from reality. I'm thinking of the yet-another-lifestyle-design-blog set, with their badly designed and poorly written ebooks, explaining how to 'live the dream' by writing an ebook and selling it to other, aspiring, lifestyle-designers. Hence I felt I should point out that I liked this post because it's nothing like the ones I just mentioned :)
Agathos 14y ago
It's human nature to feel uncomfortable, even angry, when a taboo is violated. Talking publicly about your income is taboo.
- clarky07 14y ago
  Why? Just because lots of people don't do it for their own personal reasons doesn't make it taboo. Lots and lots of people really like seeing these posts (as evidenced by this and patio11's post being at the top of HN all day) and they can be very useful. Patio11 for instance said he started doing what he is doing in part because of a similar post by someone else. I think it's more likely that it's human nature for people to be jealous. Some people keep it to themselves, and others lash out on forums like this one.
- adrianhoward 14y ago
  Talking publicly about your income is taboo. Depends on where you are. In my experience it seems to vary quite a bit - generally a complete no-no in the US, a little less extreme but uncommon in the UK, can be talked about among friends/co-workers in France/, topic of casual small-talk in Japan.
Crake 14y ago
I liked it. I've never understood the taboo on income disclosure--it's a valuable piece of data for evaluating many things.

eswat 14y ago

It’s easy for people to take blog posts, forum replies, etc. out of context. Don’t sweat it and keep writing retrospectives like these. They’re very insightful.

tome 14y ago

Someone just started saying that on patio11's post too. I for one am very glad you two are posting about your experiences. I hope to learn important lessons from you. Thanks!

nathanbarry 14y ago
I've learned a ton from patio11, so I love to read his posts!

helen842000 14y ago

It bugs me when I hear this. Your post is interesting, inspiring & contains very applicable advice. It will be very valuable to a lot of people. When people say "stop bragging" it usually translates into "stop making me jealous". It's not your look-out to cater your writing to those that don't want to hear about the results of hard work. There will always be those that will explain others achievements away as talent or point to luck or resources. Please continue to be open & write for the majority who will appreciate the assistance and use it as motivation to step towards building their own successes.

josscrowcroft 14y ago
To be fair - many people who write this kind of post are - shall we say - a little detached from reality. I'm thinking of the yet-another-lifestyle-design-blog set, with their badly designed and poorly written ebooks, explaining how to 'live the dream' by writing an ebook and selling it to other, aspiring, lifestyle-designers. Hence I felt I should point out that I liked this post because it's nothing like the ones I just mentioned :)

Agathos 14y ago

It's human nature to feel uncomfortable, even angry, when a taboo is violated. Talking publicly about your income is taboo.

clarky07 14y ago
Why? Just because lots of people don't do it for their own personal reasons doesn't make it taboo. Lots and lots of people really like seeing these posts (as evidenced by this and patio11's post being at the top of HN all day) and they can be very useful. Patio11 for instance said he started doing what he is doing in part because of a similar post by someone else. I think it's more likely that it's human nature for people to be jealous. Some people keep it to themselves, and others lash out on forums like this one.
adrianhoward 14y ago
Talking publicly about your income is taboo. Depends on where you are. In my experience it seems to vary quite a bit - generally a complete no-no in the US, a little less extreme but uncommon in the UK, can be talked about among friends/co-workers in France/, topic of casual small-talk in Japan.

Crake 14y ago

I liked it. I've never understood the taboo on income disclosure--it's a valuable piece of data for evaluating many things.