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orangedog • today at 1:06 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

> The whole magic of someone doing this is someone doing this.

Somebody did do this. They used a tool and created something which did not previously exist.

> there is no utility in it either. No one needs a 1:1 scale Minecraft map of Switzerland for anything.

There isn't any utility for a lot of stuff but we do things for various reasons.

Is the author did this purely out of curiosity or for fun, is it bad because it wasn't done painfully.

> empty husk of an idea implemented in a way that shows lack of understanding why this niche of content existed in the first place

It's implemented that way because that is the point, to show it is possible. These kind of responses always come off as gatekeeping. Somebody created something new and it is a bad thing?


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hypfer • today at 1:07 PM

No, it is content marketing for a swiss GIS consultancy thingy.

And yes, that is precisely the kind of party you want a kept gate against to keep them out of the commons they're trying to exploit.

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well_ackshually • today at 1:27 PM

>It's implemented that way because that is the point, to show it is possible

You're either incredibly naïve, or haven't realized that it is an astroturfed post by a swiss consultancy to sell more of their services. It isn't done out of "love for Switzerland". Love for the money Switzerland can make, maybe. Or, considering your entire posting history, a sealioner here to waste people's time. Either way, it's not looking good for you.

>Somebody created something new and it is a bad thing?

Indeed. I ingest food made by talented people, and when I digest it and shit it out, it's something new!