It has obvious pros, but since you asked about the cons —- anonymity brings the worst out of people; TC chasing leads to a reductionist view of people’s values and skills.

For example unlike HN you don’t often do technical discussions on blind, by design. So it is a “meta”-level strategy discussion of the job, then it skews politics, gossips, stock price etc..

This is compounded by it being social media, where negativity can be amplified 5-10x.

Mainly because it brings out the worst in people. It’s easy to read Blind too much and take on a very cynical, money-driven view of everything in your life, which of course a Blind addict would justify as clear-eyed and pragmatic.

I hate teamblind because it makes me feel really negative about our industry.

I actually really like tech - the problems we get to work on, the ever-changing technological landscape, the smart and passionate people, etc, etc. But teamblind is just filled with cynical, wealth-obsessed and mean careerists. It's like the opposite of HN in many ways.

And if you ever wondered where the phrase "TC or GTFO" originated... it's from teamblind.

I looked at it once, seemed full of young men discussing hair loss issues and how to get a girlfriend.