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The DropBox comment was also “offering” a simpler way of storing data using rsync.

The issue is that these guys solved a problem and are seeing the monetary benefit, but the first comment is explaining in tech jargon how to solve this problem “better”. Can’t that user just accept the end result is the same, but OP got there without in-depth knowledge of technology that can solve this faster?

I personally think there's a difference between saying "I have qualms with this app" and questioning its usefulness as an app as well as its viability as a business (Dropbox comment) and someone offering an alternative/simpler way to achieve a cool result in a blog post (parent comment). The latter is useful for folks hoping to replicate the results (for instance, I now know I can use FAISS instead of having to go sign up for pinecone).

OP seems to feel the same, they replied to parent.

What is the famous Dropbox comment?

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

Thanks <3

Very HN thread, I dig it