1. I don't comment often, and when I do, it's not to earn magical internet points.
2. I am certainly not advocating diffuse positivity. If you knew me, you would know positivity is not my strong suit. :)
There's nothing wrong with saying that the product seems unfocused or overly complex, or suggesting that the creator focuses either the execution or its messaging. That's useful, constructive feedback that the creator can do something with.
There's not really even anything wrong with saying "I don't understand why anyone would use this" -- although that's not particularly useful feedback.
Jumping from these reasonable positions to "you're wasting your time" is where I take issue. It's a dangerous leap of judgement that none of us can or should make for someone else -- certainly with the limited understanding that we can gain after a few minutes.
The creator seems to have come here to get feedback on the product, not for an intervention.
2. I am certainly not advocating diffuse positivity. If you knew me, you would know positivity is not my strong suit. :)
There's nothing wrong with saying that the product seems unfocused or overly complex, or suggesting that the creator focuses either the execution or its messaging. That's useful, constructive feedback that the creator can do something with.
There's not really even anything wrong with saying "I don't understand why anyone would use this" -- although that's not particularly useful feedback.
Jumping from these reasonable positions to "you're wasting your time" is where I take issue. It's a dangerous leap of judgement that none of us can or should make for someone else -- certainly with the limited understanding that we can gain after a few minutes.
The creator seems to have come here to get feedback on the product, not for an intervention.