I was just trying to write an honest reflection on what my experiences have been like, diving head first into the startup world. I'm not trying to position myself as an expert :)
I guess the problem is that we have tons of wantrepreneurs and first-time startup kids posting about their feelings here.
It's a multiple-times-daily thing. Seriously.
What we don't seem to get very much of is more experienced (serial entrepreneurs, experienced programmers, etc.) individuals posting anything with with the same depth in terms of substance or how personal it is.
The degree to which Hacker News has become homogenous in terms of contributed content is disturbing.
Edit: Let me be more specific.
You want to know what content is? patio11. That's value right there. His stuff is gold and could legitimately help you get your product off the ground.
Another example would be Rands in Repose (Lopp). His twitter feed is the most self-indulgent bullshit I've ever seen, but his blog posts can be instructive for how to lead a technical team and work with other people in general.
To put content out into the ether for your own edification is all well and good, but the moment you promote it on a public community like Hacker News, you are making a particular declaration about what sort of value you're purporting to provide.
Value, not personality. Save the personality stuff for people not trying to build stuff.
Also, your tumblr is broken if you google yourself. Might want to fix that.
You seem to have a very strong opinion of what HN should be about, and yet this bubbling animosity for the OP and his content seems very out of place here.
The post's title was completely accurate, to the extent that you've admitted it's not something you want to read. Don't read it then.
The fact it's bubbling up the top posts means others found some merit in it. You want to lecture people against upvoting this content based on your personal reaction and needs, and feel compelled to fling about terms like 'wantrepreneurs', 'kids', 'self-indulgent bullshit'.
I'd prefer not to have to wade through comments full of seething resentment and antagonism, but I'm not going to lecture about it, because most HNers would find it very boring.
I'm a decade ahead and found the post a nice little read - seeing someone realise the importance of striving to find a balance. I like hearing notes from the ground from people at all stages of entrepreneurial activity.
Hacker News is not Hacker News From More Advanced, Insightful, Intelligent People Than Yourself At This Current State. That's a good thing.
See, this type of moronic response (avoid the actual content of a comment, engage in dismissive trolling response) is what is part of the 'decline' of the community you've attempted to flag. Ironic.
Edit: Original context: BenjaminCoe decided to reply to me with the xkcd comic referencing the, "Someone is wrong on the internet" thing. He has since deleted his comment without explanation.
