HeyFromTheFuture
Consumer and social
advice community
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
12 positive, 25 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 24 critical, out of 64 comments about the project. Thread score -0.20.
Idea: 11 for, 11 againstExecution: 0 for, 6 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 4 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Cool, interesting idea worth following
From 3 comments
Honestly one of the coolest site ideas I've seen in a long time. I'll be checking back.
BasicObject on HNIt's a fun and interesting idea. Would definitely like to see how it'll evolve further.
dreambg on HNOh man, too accurate. Why were these words exactly what I needed to hear? Good site, thanks for the help.
jbob2000 on HN
Objections
Advice is generic, simplistic or low quality
From 4 comments
This is some of the worst advice I’ve ever seen..
fallingfrog on HNBadly needs quality control.
ablation on HNThe idea here is very cool, but was disappointed by the execution. A lot of the advice given is really simplistic. I'd like to see (1) more deep, meaningful advice (2) from…
arjun_tina on HNNice idea. But I feel like most things people wish they knew at a younger age aren't the sort of thing you can learn by reading a line of text. Most are behavioural things that…
IshKebab on HN
Needs grouping or quality control
From 3 comments
I think age groups would be better than individual years. Is there any advice that applies at 13 but not 14? I do love the idea of collecting wisdom. The hard part is getting the…
andy_adams on HNThe only pieces of advice available for 60 and 64 are unhelpful - they both talk about starting to save for retirement. I'm sure that the idea is that these things will fall off…
frobozz on HNBadly needs quality control.
ablation on HN
Registration form too long
From 1 comment
Some feedback: 1. Registration form is too long. Lower the barrier to entry. Maybe only ask for email and username? Or just email with a default username? 2. Try lazy…
kareemm on HN
Requests
Group ages into ranges instead of single years
From 2 comments
I think age groups would be better than individual years. Is there any advice that applies at 13 but not 14? I do love the idea of collecting wisdom. The hard part is getting the…
andy_adams on HNConceptually, this is really appealing, though I agree with sibling comments that offering some grouping would ease browsing. What I’m finding interesting is the metacommentary…
Arubis on HN
Show advice-giver's age alongside advice
From 2 comments
I think that's the point of the application? This is advice from older people to their younger self, so a lot of it won't resonate with you (your nothing like them). Find the…
theossuary on HNI clicked on a few ages and saw advice from someone that was the exact age. To me, those are pointless in this context. Maybe restrict posting to posters that are >= 10 years…
oakio on HN
Show age distribution of upvotes
From 2 comments
How about upvoting by age group. For example take advice from a 40 yo to a 20 yo, the 20 yos may not upvote but many other 40 yos may upvote the advice. Would love to see the…
hnburnsy on HNIt would be interesting if the upvotes have age statistics, e.g. of the upvotes for this advice to 30 year old, 15 are from 35 year old, 20 from 43 years old, etc
teacpde on HN
Lazy registration: ask to log in after submitting
From 1 comment
Some feedback: 1. Registration form is too long. Lower the barrier to entry. Maybe only ask for email and username? Or just email with a default username? 2. Try lazy…
kareemm on HN
Questions
Who judges whether advice is good?
From 2 comments
Nice idea, but who is to say the future advice is any good? The TNG episode http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Tapestry_(episode) is a poignant counterpoint to the idea that your…
darepublic on HNThe voting system is interesting. How can anyone judge whether the information is good for an age group higher than their own, or even for their own age? I would have expected…
screaminghawk on HN
Alternatives named
WishIKnew
From 1 comment
Amazing. I started this 10+ years ago, called WishIKnew. It was a project to learn Rails. I learned Rails, but never launched it. Glad to see it's real - with curation, I think…
kareemm on HN
Dalibor Martinis future-self interview
From 1 comment
Interesting concept in this regard - Croatian artist Dalibor Martinis interviewed his future self, asking questions in 1978 and answering in 2010 on national TV. Has english…
ie21 on HN
How To Age Gracefully video
From 1 comment
This reminds me very much of the video How To Age Gracefully [1]. One thing I think is missing is a "From: a x year old" for each bit of advice. I think the advice to someone in…
gregmac on HN