[Joker_vD]

Amazing. So when you read about some weird (and mostly self-inflicted) problem you've never had in your life, you are not allowed to express your surprise because by doing that you're implying you're better than other people, and that would be horrible (the implying part is what is horrible, I think? Or maybe actually being better is also wrong? Can you even be better―yeah, I guess it's possible to be better than someone else at something).

[Ensorceled]

You're totally allowed to express your surprise, you're totally allowed to be a condescending jerk while doing it, you're totally allowed to call it "self-inflicted".

The author is allowed to ask you to shut up and go away if you do.

[smallmancontrov]

You're allowed to. We are then allowed to think you are an asshat for doing it.

Sharing cautionary stories is good. Learning from others' mistakes is good. Jumping on these as an opportunity to put someone down for the purpose of self-promotion ("mostly self-inflicted", express your surprise) is unkind, probably bullshit (I have seen soooo many people pretend to be above problems and then run smack into them), but most importantly: it shits up the dynamic where people are willing to share their mistakes, allowing group-learning. It would have been the easiest thing in the world for rachelbythebay to not make this blogpost and thereby avoid providing an opening for asshats like yourself, but I'm glad she made it anyway, even knowing that you would take your shot, so that everyone else could learn.

[dblohm7]

Found the one!

[shadowgovt]

Sorry about wasting your time. This is not for you.

[caseyy]

You can be better and nice.