HeyFromTheFuture

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355points
167comments
#76of 2,195 in 2019
Top 4%of 2019 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

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

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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 HN
    • It's a fun and interesting idea. Would definitely like to see how it'll evolve further.
      dreambg on HN
    • Oh 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 HN
    • Badly needs quality control.
      ablation on HN
    • The 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 HN
    • Nice 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 HN
    • The 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 HN
    • Badly 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 HN
    • Conceptually, 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 HN
    • I 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 HN
    • It 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 HN
    • The 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

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