[Brian_K_White]

You literally said they should do something.

[baxtr]

Yes exactly. I stand by that advice. What’s the alternative? Do nothing?

[lazyasciiart]

So you advise that they do not need to change their approach at all, since they’re already doing something: posting on hacker news.

[baxtr]

Ok, so comments like this are helpful then?

[lazyasciiart]

Yes, by explaining to you why yours was bad and hopefully preventing future such comments.