If someone specifically asks for criticism and I have something to say, I like to treat them like an adult instead of assuming they’re just repeating tribal shibboleths. This also has a bonus of punishing people who are insincere about wanting critisism while rewarding those who honestly seek it.
While it’s possible to gain useful skills from a failed project, opportunity costs are real. I don’t think people should be risk averse (quite the opposite), but I do think people should put a bit of thought into a viable strategy before commiting the time needed to determine if a project will succeed.
Yes, I’m aware that my comment resembles the snark you get on Hacker News, but there is a distinction: I’m saying “There’s a pile of skulls on this mountain, if you are going to climb it, figure out how to avoid making the same mistakes”
I disagree.
If someone specifically asks for criticism and I have something to say, I like to treat them like an adult instead of assuming they’re just repeating tribal shibboleths. This also has a bonus of punishing people who are insincere about wanting critisism while rewarding those who honestly seek it.
While it’s possible to gain useful skills from a failed project, opportunity costs are real. I don’t think people should be risk averse (quite the opposite), but I do think people should put a bit of thought into a viable strategy before commiting the time needed to determine if a project will succeed.
Yes, I’m aware that my comment resembles the snark you get on Hacker News, but there is a distinction: I’m saying “There’s a pile of skulls on this mountain, if you are going to climb it, figure out how to avoid making the same mistakes”
Focusing on video quality instead of talking to a webcam is a differentiator, so that should raise your odds of success.
Ah I didn’t see he was asking for criticism, that’s fair.