| Based on the first page of https://news.ycombinator.com/shownew (30 postings, 29 are "Show HN", 12 have comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17548331 - both comments by the show-er. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17547703 - one non-author comment, author responded along the lines "good point" but "edge case". https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17546384 - one comment, possibly negative (a complaint about the use of the word 'certificated'). https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17545446 - one non-author comment, seems like a valid critique https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17544832 - only one author comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17544332 - only one author comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17544330 - only one author comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17541458 - only one author comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17541114 - I felt the one comment was negative. I have added a more positive followup. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17540687 - the one comment starts "Genius" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17540393 - a meta Show HN doing sentiment analysis on Show HN. Many comments. Mixed. Seems overall positive. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17540210 - only one author comment From this I conclude that 1) Most Show HNs go uncommented, even when the author tries to encourage feedback by adding a comment, and 2) it is not the case that "the HN community is always hating on new ideas." |