It seems that many unfortunately take "constructive criticism" to be only delusion-inducing back patting: People get their panties in the bunch around here whe

It seems that many unfortunately take "constructive criticism" to be only delusion-inducing back patting: People get their panties in the bunch around here when people have anything but unadulterated praise for various Show HN projects. Dare to point out that restricting your project to Facebook logins might restrict usage and boy do some get the vapours, and a dozen hysterical "I remember back when HN wasn't so mean" blog posts start getting authored. There is always a danger in being involved in an echo-chamber. As Groucho Marx so famously said "I don't care to belong to any club that will have me as a member". If you seek out and insulate yourself from broader criticism, the result is very unlikely to be useful. I plan on posting a Show HN in the coming weeks, and my greatest hope is that it will be torn to pieces. I'm enough of an adult to categorize and prioritize the criticism.