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swiftcoder 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Are you always this cynical? The article is interesting on its own merits, that the author is also selling the app (outright, I might add, not subscription-based!) is neither here nor there

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fragmede 2 days ago | parent [-]

You'd think so, but there's always people complainers that something is an ad. It just happened to be my turn. Mostly because the type of person who would complain that something is an ad and raise a fuss wouldn't complain about this one, and was feeling like pointing out that hypocrisy. Unfortunately I didn't strike the exact right tone for the peanut gallery. Maybe I'll have better luck next time!

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inglor_cz 2 days ago | parent [-]

"Unfortunately I didn't strike the exact right tone for the peanut gallery"

Right tone depends on site. "Smug + cynical" could be a great fit on X or Reddit, but HN isn't really built around this sort of discourse.

	▲	ikamm 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		I can't tell if this comment is actually serious. This place is often smugger and more cynical than Reddit, which says a lot.

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throw-the-towel 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

What late stage capitalism? This is literally some guy hacking some stuff together.

	▲	actionfromafar 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Yeah... this site is 1000 more late-stage capitalism than that guy.
	▲	fragmede 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Having to rely on "some guy hacking some stuff together", in 2025 to avoid accidentally violating visa or tax or some other bureaucratic minutia when there's many governmental bodies/organizations that should have be doing that work since before the Internet even existed seems just totally fine to you? How is this not a free app from some department of the UN? Probably more complicated than "because free apps don't make money", but that is something that late stage capitalism abhors. I'm not trying to tear down this guy's work, it's a great bit of writing, both English and code, and I'm okay with that pricing model. What happens when he gets something wrong, simply gets tired of it, or retires, or there's a bus incident?