Obviously a generalization, but I think we can all agree that it's become a sort of meme now on HN. A startup will launch and there will be at least a few people determined to make known why they think the startup should not exist, often with a cynical tone.
The classic example is the Dropbox launch [0]. A more recent example might be the Mighty launch [1].
Why do we think this is? Is cynicism something that's actually more prevalent within the programmer community? Or perhaps it's just some kind of normal distribution in effect, where most people will be fairly neutral, and a few will be passionate on either side of the curve?
The classic example is the Dropbox launch [0]. A more recent example might be the Mighty launch [1].
Why do we think this is? Is cynicism something that's actually more prevalent within the programmer community? Or perhaps it's just some kind of normal distribution in effect, where most people will be fairly neutral, and a few will be passionate on either side of the curve?
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[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26957215