alt Hacker NewsIf you didn’t notice, this comment is an ad for a paid app trying to capitalize on social media anger. I respect the hustle, but this is not a neutral comment on the topic due to the financial interest. There are many free alternative plugins for targeting social media feeds if someone wants to filter these.
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I removed the link, just thought it was relevant to the discussion.
I have no issue with people sharing their personal projects if they're relevant to the discussion.
If you've reading this and you have a personal project please proactively share it in the comments when it's relevant and on topic. I try to upvote and be supportive when I can to make sure they feel welcomed.
Hang on, this is a $2.99 one-time payment - below the level you can even buy ads and make a profit. There is no way he's trying to make billions of dollars this way, and it's honest and smart. Consider the perspective - what happens with the "free alternatives"? You know they're not free: either they already track you, or someone buys them and turns them into spyware. We need more things like this, not less.
If you haven't been on HN, you'd believe this was some aberration as opposed to the norm. This is a YC run forum, so it's pretty normal for comments to contain software advertisment based comments.
I always liked about HN that we'd be OK with people plugging their products so long as it was on-topic and not all too shameless. After all, it's a site frequented by entrepreneurs, we all know how hard it is to get a product off the ground.
IMO this comment (also before the link was removed) fit that bill perfectly and I'd encourage the author to share the link anyway.