Negative reactions are quicker to arise and quicker to write out, which is a double whammy that causes them to appear more quickly and dominate the thread early. Slower, positive reactions eventually show up (usually!) and in the meantime we get the odd "contrarian dynamic" phenom where "I can't believe how negative these comments are!" objections start popping up and get upvoted to the top. Internet is weird.

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...

For real, any of these threads is guaranteed to have a ton of nitpicks and comparisons with products that are way more mature. It's pretty sad to see specially in a so-called hacker community. Congrats on the launch!

When I read these threads I mentally prepend "this is neat" to all comments. Perhaps I'm too optimistic, but I think nearly any engagement with a new startup or idea is appreciation on some level.

Because since there isn't any public demo available, you can't really say more than "Yay, this seems interesting."

So it's easier to point out obvious potential flaws.

Check out when Dropbox launched

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224

Thanks enono :)