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What do you want this site to be? Is the site you want one that is supportive of new ventures? Straw men aside, civil and humane responses will encourage more
by reeses 13y ago
What do you want this site to be?
Is the site you want one that is supportive of new ventures?
Straw men aside, civil and humane responses will encourage more of the great "look what I'm building," posts and culture that many people miss from the old HN.
There's so much thoughtless "no one wants that" type feedback that could be put into more constructive advice or elicitation of marketability.
- bushido 13y ago> Is the site you want one that is supportive of new ventures? How does one say no to that? But, step back and consider this. Is support for the heck of support really supportive? Additionally, I believe the tech community, is the single largest group of evangelists that have benefited the world in the last decade or two. They are also the usual intended users for most of these ventures, and their adoption could make or break most new products. Often, posters of these alleged ventures do not want to listen to users, wherein the problem arises. Quote for this discussion would be: "The day we stop criticizing, will be the day we stop caring." Most criticism is intended to be positive, most people also don't know how to criticize, those who know how to criticize positively also falter in some situations. There are of course trolls too, would you really sacrifice everyone else for them? edit: spelling