[ggreer]

I'm glad Sivers focused on the positive, but our preferences don't only change to like more things. It would have been interesting to hear what Sivers used to love that he now hates.

In fact, I think we end up enjoying fewer things as we get older. After all, 90% of everything is crap[1], and decades of experience make us better at discerning quality. Also, the more memories we have, the less likely any new one will compare favorably to our best ones.

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon's_law

[sivers]

> what Sivers used to love that he now hates

Talking with wantrepreneurs about their business ideas. :-)

[curiouslurker]

Why do you hate it now?

[sivers]

Well really I was just making a little punchline here for HN.

But since you asked, after hearing hundreds of people's ideas, each wanting to know what I think of them, I feel like something short-circuited in my head, where the answer to all is just "I don't know, anymore."

It made me realize that it's not that I'm a fan of startups. I just like making things. I'm always way more interested in my own things than other people's things.

[jacquesm]

When someone asks you a question you are in no way obligated to answer.

[Gigablah]

Knowing that "90% of everything is crap" actually makes me more charitable towards new experiences, because I realize first impressions aren't necessarily representative. So I enjoy fewer things, but the things I do enjoy are much more diverse.