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PG: The biggest source of stress for me at YC was running HN

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482 points ilamont | 1 comments | 11 Jul 20 21:53 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mw6621 ◴[11 Jul 20 22:32 UTC] No.23806714[source]▶
I agree with his ultimate conclusion -- don't start a forum.

It is no fun being an internet referee.

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1. 082349872349872 ◴[12 Jul 20 06:44 UTC] No.23809386[source]▶
It is no fun being a sports referee either. One has to pay constant attention and remain detached, all the while hearing from both sides what lousy calls one has made. (A legal judge's opinion, on which I model referee'ing: "be just, and if you can't be just, be arbitrary")

(or, more frequently, failed to make. in the old days one could ask "have you ever gone fishing? Well, did you catch all the fish?" What would be a modern equivalent?)