[tomkin]

I think most people separate Svbtle from Dustin, although I don't think Dustin necessary is advocating for this separation himself. You can see this in the comments. When people are being critical, it generally leans towards Dustin and not the product. When people are boasting Svtble, they rarely mention Dustin. There's a reason for that.

It was clear to most that Dustin was expecting adoration and when that didn't happen, the conversation changed.

I don't know how many tweets, posts and "thoughts" I read where Dustin was "abandoning HN" or laying claim to "the downfall of HN"[2], only to end up back here posting some other ego-laden[3] dribble.

"You're welcome", I believe is what used to be on the footer of Svtble. Really gets me thinking about how modest he is.

[1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3749035

[2] https://twitter.com/dcurtis/status/182986897444966402

[3] https://twitter.com/dcurtis/status/183394426914217984

[notatoad]

I don't see how anybody can separate Svbtle from Dustin. The whole selling point is that it is curated by him. It's a collection of blogs from authors that he likes. The product here is Dustin Curtis's opinion, not the content or the platform. Blog posts and blogging platforms are a dime a dozen, the only differentiating factor of Svbtle is Dustin Curtis's curation.

[tomkin]

> The whole selling point is that it is curated by him.

I disagree. I doubt Subtle is getting funded because of Dustin Curtis' audience. For funding, the conversation of "market" had to come up and if the answer to "market" was "Dustin Curtis' fanbase", the investors would have had to be nuts to proceed. How big is the "Dustin Curtis" following? Hundred? Several hundred? A few thousand?

I don't think so.

[jm3]

At least 40,000 if Twitter followers are anything to judge by: https://twitter.com/dcurtis

[tomkin]

You're kidding, right?