So could someone please explain to me what is to be gained by posting comments complaining about the use of the word "generation" or the exact definition of "truck"?
The trouble with an indignant anti-crap objection is that it amplifies the crap it's objecting to. Usually it gets upvoted to the top, since people love defending the unfairly criticized and everyone loves indignation. But then it sits there, choking interesting discussion with meta fumes. (I've marked this one off topic now.) Crap subthreads usually get moderated by users, but that doesn't happen with their anti-crap counterparts.
Better ways to combat crap are to (a) downvote and flag, or (b) post something interesting and on-topic. Also, when you notice that a thread is still dominated by the negative wave, sending a heads-up to hn@ycombinator.com is helpful. We're likely to see it sooner that way.
people should just embrace it as a cool, slightly ridiculous project that turned out well.
And I've seen comments along these lines on Colin Furze's builds. Among others, mostly men.
It seems explicitly sexist to leap to the defense of female creators in this way. Why not just assume they can handle the criticism, just as well as males can, and don't need anyone defending them?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18093145
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19636499