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 ev

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.