Perhaps we need to rethink "Method 2" showing support on our page.
On our support page, we have a statement about helping a blogger share links to other sites. Because if you liked what we had to say and want to share it with others. That's really nice of you. So thank you.
Sometimes, when we offer a hot take, backlash happens. We expect this. When we get something wrong, we almost feel relieved that it isn't so bad in the world after all! Our article about "Microslop" was published on a tech forum known as YCombinator and was removed rather quickly, as it violates their posting/commenting policies. So, the TLDR response to that is that we wish we could get that kind of treatment for any blog articles we publish on that forum because we're just a blog! A personal shine. To put my hot take as a legit article about in the tech space does a massive disservice to reporters and websites that write about the world of software daily (at least to the ones that still haven't been replaced by A.I.)
Sidenote: We also did a little dance.
Read on if you want to hear more of my diatribes on this subject.
What is a Y Combinator?
After reading their company's wiki, we didn't even know that the site was about promoting tech startups. We just considered the place "Another flavor of Reddit." Generally, that's okay. Because Reddit needs competition. When we start going through their forums and reading some of the articles, the comments seem rather combative. It's not as bad as, say, a Chan-Site where you get people dropping the N-bomb every 10 seconds as a form of net-based hazing. But occasionally, you'll see posts that are very angry and destructive about their opinions, which reminds us of how we started blogging! It's like looking back at your past and cringing a little, which is okay because it means you've grown up (Barely, we know. Baby steps.)
Someone who really liked our article "Microslop" posted the link over there. We totally get why the admins of Y Combinator flagged it. As stated in my first paragraph of that article, even mentioning that slur would get you blacklisted in certain parts of the internet (Still with us, Bing?) So when you understand the core reason why Y Combinator exists, which is to promote the tech industry, we, a small website, are being counterintuitive by taking a piss on such goals. It's their server, and they can do whatever the hell they want. We probably would've done the same of people kept spewing links to my site. (They do, just that the spam blocker we installed goes nuclear.)
We don't know how you moderators do it over there. We know we can't demand anything from you. We could ask kindly if it would be possible to redact any mention of my domain from your site. But hell, you guys are probably dancing madly on the lip of a volcano with users blasting whatever the internet spews forth!
About the article itself.
We've said our peace. Made our choices, and even though it's been a few days. Rather happy with our decisions as we reload all of the SSDs in our place. To those working at Microsoft. We do hope you feel better and get better jobs without the thumb of tyranny hanging over you. But also realize that's easier said than done. Except for the Teams developers. After consuming Skype and Mixer and producing what you did during COVID. What the hell, guys?!?
Take care out there. And don't die.
Server protect you.
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