It took one clarifying comment from the founder of Dropbox for BrandonM to understand and agree with the value proposition.
The story of that comment is not “clueless power user doesn’t understand regular user needs”, it’s “user makes respectful criticism and changes their mind when confronted with compelling arguments”. That exchange is a prime example of what we should all strive to do, not a target of ridicule.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224
It took one clarifying comment from the founder of Dropbox for BrandonM to understand and agree with the value proposition.
The story of that comment is not “clueless power user doesn’t understand regular user needs”, it’s “user makes respectful criticism and changes their mind when confronted with compelling arguments”. That exchange is a prime example of what we should all strive to do, not a target of ridicule.