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No, it doesn't, because it's asking other people to do your research for you. Asking questions without first trying to learn as much as your can yourself is a minor faux pas on the internet (witness all the 'let me google that for you' replies to elementary questions). Of course, this doesn't mean that asking questions is bad (not at all), but it means that there is generally a social contract at work. It's something along the lines of "I'll answer your question because I assume my effort won't be wasted."


I disagree. I don't think he was asking everyone on HN to do his research for him. Rather, I think he made a reasonable guess that some people on HN work in the industry he'd like to disrupt, that they may feel the same way, and that they may have good suggestions.




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