Perhaps being "kind" was the motivation. Maybe it was business oriented though. They are in the business of getting all the choice investment opportunities co

Perhaps being "kind" was the motivation. Maybe it was business oriented though. They are in the business of getting all the choice investment opportunities coming to them. So, it's in their interest to have people not discouraged from reapplying, or to have them bad talking YC because they "Couldn't understand my awesome idea".