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Re: Ways YC has changed in the last year

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Post by Retric »

4death4 wrote: post #109
enumjorge wrote: post #92

This is off topic, but it’s crazy to me that the current incarnation of Twitter still seems to be the communication platform of choice for a good portion of the tech community. Presumably Jared still considers it to be the best way to share this information despite the fact that the app is so user hostile. Even using nitter to bypass these restrictions, we’re still breaking a paragraph into separate posts, as if shar…

People like to complain about X's (née Twitter) format, but isn't it possible that X is a good medium _because_ of the restrictions put on the format? Each paragraph needs to make a salient point in 280 characters or less. Personally, I like the direct prose that results from this restriction.

No, I’ve seen paragraphs and even single sentences split across multiple posts.

It’s literally just bad UI.

Re: Ways YC has changed in the last year

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Post by tomp »

enumjorge wrote: post #92

This is off topic, but it’s crazy to me that the current incarnation of Twitter still seems to be the communication platform of choice for a good portion of the tech community. Presumably Jared still considers it to be the best way to share this information despite the fact that the app is so user hostile. Even using nitter to bypass these restrictions, we’re still breaking a paragraph into separate posts, as if shar…

> we’re still breaking a paragraph into separate posts

Um,... just because OP does that, doesn't mean it's necessary.

Here's an example of a long-form post, with embedded images: https://twitter.com/myles_cooks/status/1689022160780791812

Re: Ways YC has changed in the last year

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Post by richbell »

4death4 wrote: post #109
enumjorge wrote: post #92

This is off topic, but it’s crazy to me that the current incarnation of Twitter still seems to be the communication platform of choice for a good portion of the tech community. Presumably Jared still considers it to be the best way to share this information despite the fact that the app is so user hostile. Even using nitter to bypass these restrictions, we’re still breaking a paragraph into separate posts, as if shar…

People like to complain about X's (née Twitter) format, but isn't it possible that X is a good medium _because_ of the restrictions put on the format? Each paragraph needs to make a salient point in 280 characters or less. Personally, I like the direct prose that results from this restriction.

I think they're referring to the aggressive rate-limiting that prevents people from reading tweets/threads without an account.

Re: Ways YC has changed in the last year

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Post by gochi »

tomp wrote: post #112
enumjorge wrote: post #92

This is off topic, but it’s crazy to me that the current incarnation of Twitter still seems to be the communication platform of choice for a good portion of the tech community. Presumably Jared still considers it to be the best way to share this information despite the fact that the app is so user hostile. Even using nitter to bypass these restrictions, we’re still breaking a paragraph into separate posts, as if shar…

> we’re still breaking a paragraph into separate posts Um,... just because OP does that, doesn't mean it's necessary. Here's an example of a long-form post, with embedded images: https://twitter.com/myles_cooks/status/1689022160780791812

Reminds me of those tedious recipe blogs that require so much scrolling, but even worse since there's no easy print on X.

Re: Ways YC has changed in the last year

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Post by ignoramous »

seabass-labrax wrote: post #10

It's a risky investment strategy to put so much emphasis on AI startups. Not only do you have the already volatile nature of early-stage software companies (which YC is of course used to), but this is a bet on whether machine learning, chiefly LLMs, are going to continue to outperform other technologies and become sustainable to run. There's no question in my mind that 'Open'AI is subsidizing the vast majority of LLM…

> It's a risky investment strategy to put so much emphasis on AI startups.

At some level, YC is a marketplace for VCs. One'd think that this over-emphasis (it was crypto, b2b SaaS, mobile app startups before this) is YC working as it is supposed to be? http://paulgraham.com/herd.html / https://archive.is/vkzMd

Re: Ways YC has changed in the last year

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Post by tomp »

gochi wrote: post #114
tomp wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> we’re still breaking a paragraph into separate posts Um,... just because OP does that, doesn't mean it's necessary. Here's an example of a long-form post, with embedded images: https://twitter.com/myles_cooks/status/1689022160780791812

Reminds me of those tedious recipe blogs that require so much scrolling, but even worse since there's no easy print on X.

The "tedious recipe blogs that require so much scrolling" usually first start with an emotional story about how the dish reminds the author of their childhood, which is included (presumably) to milk SEO and also annoy readers, followed by a recipe with maybe one photo.

This is a recipe with short (but not one-liners) yet helpful instructions, including images of how the cooking process would work.

Do you have an example of a better recipe post?

Re: Ways YC has changed in the last year

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Post by ilrwbwrkhv »

nzoschke wrote: post #87
mentos wrote: post #26

Would have liked to read why in person is better. I imagine the biggest reason is it raises the sense of commitment for everyone involved.

This is my hypothesis too. I participated in YC S15. We all quit our jobs, and my co-founders moved to from Atlanta to SF for the summer, we rented a big house as a live/work space, and drove together to Mountain View the required few times a week. We went to a lot of optional things together like additional office hours, parties, meetups, together and in person. That level of commitment and pretty much daily face to…

This. People underestimate physical proximity while doing challenging things together. This has been a core human glue for millenia. One of the reasons I still recommend people to go to university. There is simply no substitute for this.

Re: Ways YC has changed in the last year

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Post by matsemann »

tomp wrote: post #112
enumjorge wrote: post #92

This is off topic, but it’s crazy to me that the current incarnation of Twitter still seems to be the communication platform of choice for a good portion of the tech community. Presumably Jared still considers it to be the best way to share this information despite the fact that the app is so user hostile. Even using nitter to bypass these restrictions, we’re still breaking a paragraph into separate posts, as if shar…

> we’re still breaking a paragraph into separate posts Um,... just because OP does that, doesn't mean it's necessary. Here's an example of a long-form post, with embedded images: https://twitter.com/myles_cooks/status/1689022160780791812

Only available for those paying. And since paying means you get a badge and thus grouped together with cryptobros and rightwing nutjobs and gave Musk money, few people pay for it even when they might have wanted to.

Re: Ways YC has changed in the last year

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Post by loloquwowndueo »

tomp wrote: post #112
enumjorge wrote: post #92

This is off topic, but it’s crazy to me that the current incarnation of Twitter still seems to be the communication platform of choice for a good portion of the tech community. Presumably Jared still considers it to be the best way to share this information despite the fact that the app is so user hostile. Even using nitter to bypass these restrictions, we’re still breaking a paragraph into separate posts, as if shar…

> we’re still breaking a paragraph into separate posts Um,... just because OP does that, doesn't mean it's necessary. Here's an example of a long-form post, with embedded images: https://twitter.com/myles_cooks/status/1689022160780791812

More tweets (one per paragraph) drives more engagement.

Re: Ways YC has changed in the last year

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Post by steveBK123 »

VirusNewbie wrote: post #81
dehrmann wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You didn't actually give an alternative reason for why FAANGs and banks are doing this. Some also obviously don't hold for YC (real estate losses).

It’s easier to make blanket rules than do performance mgmt for managers . If data shows some % of the company has been completely slacking off with WFH (or over employed etc) you could either hold mgmt accountable (but how? Fire all VPs for letting that happen? Fire all line managers?) or just make blanket policies…

That line of management of management is allowing incompetence to fester.

My spouse is at a shop that keeps ratcheting up the RTO days “because people aren’t abiding by the current RTO days”.

This of course is idiotic because the shirkers don’t get punished and everyone ends up worst off. In fact the people already complying are worst effected.

If you can’t count on managers to enforce rules then why have managers or rules?

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