>, and this article isn't really advice in the sense you seem to be implying. Using a holier-than-thou tone probably doesn't help your case,
I know D Sivers visits HN and we can be civil and polite about analyzing his text separately from his intentions. If you read some of the other HN replies in this thread, DS's wording has clearly rubbed some (not all) the wrong way. Imo, here are some example sentences that some readers may not like:
>Other families come to the playground for twenty or thirty minutes, but we stay there for hours.
>Nobody else can play with us like this. Everyone else gets so bored.
Regardless of DS's charities and wholesome intentions, that type of text above will always be percieved by some as humblebrag and condescension toward other parents. Some will roll their eyes and think of the Willy Wonka meme: https://www.google.com/search?q=condescending+wonka&source=l...
For a subset of irritated readers, it's DS written text that seems to have the "holier-than-thou" vibe.
That said, most of DS blog posts have that similar tone so some readers will always smile and nod along while others will find it a turnoff. One can't please everyone.
I know D Sivers visits HN and we can be civil and polite about analyzing his text separately from his intentions. If you read some of the other HN replies in this thread, DS's wording has clearly rubbed some (not all) the wrong way. Imo, here are some example sentences that some readers may not like:
>Other families come to the playground for twenty or thirty minutes, but we stay there for hours.
>Nobody else can play with us like this. Everyone else gets so bored.
Regardless of DS's charities and wholesome intentions, that type of text above will always be percieved by some as humblebrag and condescension toward other parents. Some will roll their eyes and think of the Willy Wonka meme: https://www.google.com/search?q=condescending+wonka&source=l...
For a subset of irritated readers, it's DS written text that seems to have the "holier-than-thou" vibe.
That said, most of DS blog posts have that similar tone so some readers will always smile and nod along while others will find it a turnoff. One can't please everyone.