Have never understood the impulse to dunk on someone trying something new when it does not impact you in any way.

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Also 

a) there is such a thing as an inclusive sense of harm in a negative npv sense, including groups you might feel a concern for. This is a force for good.

b) a justified sense that startups trying something new that succeed will turn into asshole corps with >50% chance (notice people trying new art or science don’t attract as much or any dunking) 

c) if you really believe you’re making omelets without cracking some eggs and all dunking is just envy and ressentiment you haven’t thought your business model through. 

“Who will get fucked if you win and are they the right people?” should be a startup interview question

Why is it either or? Some people try new things and some people try to check and balance them. Both are needed for a healthy ecosystem. If you need everyone to validate, valorize and boost, and the hustleporn booster squad isn’t enough you have to get tougher at managing psyche. 

Much of whining about dunking is just victimhood syndrome. If that’s in your top 5 problems there’s a good chance you’re not really trying something new.

If that line of thinking is correct, why try anything new? Surely you can find something wrong with at the scale limit.