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1. pastel8739 · 1790972590 · focus · HN ↗

   What do people find interesting about this? This doesn’t seem at all significant to me

   1. alephnerd · 1790977038 · focus · HN ↗

      This comment sums up why HN has gone to shit - there's no curiosity or interest into what problems are solved by a product, just performative cynicism.

      1. pastel8739 · 1790992993 · focus · HN ↗

         > What do people find interesting about this?

         I did actually wonder why this was at the top of the front page, and attempt to phrase my comment in a way that wasn’t just negative. How would you have liked me to phrase my comment in this circumstance?

         1. alephnerd · 1790993449 · focus · HN ↗

            "Interesting! I’d love to hear how people would use this or what this solves."

            Basically, instead of automatically taking a negative tone (which turns off people or turns a thread into an argument), a more positive tone would elicit more positive responses and maybe even a subject matter expert to chime in.

            This comment - "This doesn’t seem at all significant to me" - comes off as negative or closed minded. We can already infer you don't understand the significance or usecase (nothing wrong with that), but the way you said it comes off as standoffish.

            Notice how almost every response on your thread is now negative. If you set the tone to negative, all you're going to get is negative, combative, or non-constructive comments.

            1. Xirdus · 1791001745 · focus · HN ↗

               Is there any way to keep positive tone without having to lie that I find something interesting when I very much do not?

               1. [deleted] · 1791031180 · focus · HN ↗

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