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I will never understand this. I am sure there are a billion articles a day published that I'm not interested in, or disagree with, but who on earth then takes the time to be abusive to the person writing it? Especially as 99% of such content is FREE.

At least with the folks in communities like HN and Reddit, the feeling I get is that they’re protective of some imagined sanctity of the space. My content is colourful, attempts to be welcoming to people who don’t know the topic, has cartoon dogs in it. Some people see that as an attack. It’s silly.

This happens to me almost daily. I am a walking definition of the ”dog in lab coat”-meme most of the time. ”Dumbing things down” is an art. Teaching is a passion _and_ an art. Making something complex simple, doesn’t mean it’s easy — in fact it’s quite the opposite.

Try to love the haters. They sharpen us if we use them as a possible external viewpoint. If they're saying something meaningful, accept it no matter how it was said. If they're not, move on. Over time it will sting less and less. I, for one, have immense respect for your talent and enthusiasm.

But you should do it anyway. Fuck the haters, etc.

For each of these haters there are dozens of people like me that really appreciates the effort and kindness you put into everything. Maybe we make less noise, but we’re here. Fuck the haters.

I misread this as "I'm still routinely intimate [...] some people in tech". Not gonna lie, I felt a tinge of jealousy.

It’s not me, it’s you.

I am 17 years in tech and your content is brilliant and enlightening. I hope to read way more 'dumb' content from you, so I finally will get it. Btw, I would probably kill to just be able to make half as great visualizations as you do. Let the haters hate.