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hostyle | 2 months ago

Popular isn't necessarily good, and success can be measured in many different ways.

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IAmBroom|2 months ago

But to exclude popularity from the definition of success is highly atypical, at best.

"My son is a successful artist, and like Van Gogh he's only ever sold one piece of art in his life" said no mother ever.

Now post mortem, Van Gogh has certainly "enjoyed" more success, by many peoples' rankings.

ssl-3|2 months ago

It is certainly true that one of the ways in which success can be measured is sales.

What is Y Combinator's HN selling? Are they successful in that effort?