Considering how many VCs are there here in HN and the nature of Y Combinator itself, I expect quite a handful of bruised egos and it's a small miracle this hasn't been flagged yet.<p>Do I think it's HN-worthy? Yes, I'd think some healthy criticism is definitively "mentally stimulating."<p>EDIT: Anyone who points out there are better parody accounts is missing the point somewhat: the tweets talk by themselves without the need for witty remarks.
If they're making fun of braggadocious tweets which turned out to be wrong in the long run I sort of get it, but just VCs being vocally proud of their successful investments is not exactly anything to mock. They put their money where their mouth is, and came out ahead. It's good to hear stories of success and failure both.
While perhaps not worthy of a post on Hacker News, I do see the humor in this account, highlighting the humble brags of the VC world. I think what’s important or funny is that normally these people simply humble brag and then have their flock immediately praise them for all of their good deeds and fortune. An account suddenly calls them out, and they immediately find the “block” button.
A twitter account RT with emoji, people block it because it has no value, and it's called news?<p>Don't get me wrong, I find it funny. The current trend of humble brag is a good topic to laugh about.<p>But do you want an entire article about this? Do you want that to be on HN front page?<p>There are thousands of such joke accounts. Are we going to post about them all?
This account made me realize how much of tweeting is bragging. I don't think people are like that in real life conversation but on Twitter we're all trying to sell something, be it ourselves, our products, or, in this case, our money.
Hold on, what? These people, who get paid millions in management fees by schoolteachers and police officers’ retirement funds, among others, are BLOCKING people over a bit of light-hearted rubbing?<p>I would LOVE to see the block list on this account. That’s actually worth printing on its own, and has a lot of utility for both entrepreneurs and LPs to understand VCs who lack the basic capability to handle public criticism. This isn’t even commentary that’s actually negative!<p>I always imagine how much it must suck to be a kid of one of these sorts of people. Mom/Dad goes on and on about how great they are, but will go nuclear when you point out what’s wrong... I knew a lot of kids growing up who ended up in therapy/rehab because of these sorts of parents.
I think currently one of the nicer distractions on Twitter is interactive fiction, like this interactive Star Trek adventure [0] run by @JoeSondow. If you like Star Trek, he's also running other Star Trek themed accounts like Picard Management Tips at @PicardTips for example.<p>[0] <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23StarshipWonder&f=live" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/search?q=%23StarshipWonder&f=live</a>
Making fun of big brags is funny, but I prefer ones that have a narrative and maybe a lesson, like with Our Incredible Journey or the story of this thread:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21865065" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21865065</a>