I think you misunderstand what was meant by "toying with your own idea" here. I interpret it as daydreaming about it.
reply> I interpret it as daydreaming about it.
replyWhich is why I said:
> apart from having it in their head.
But if that’s all you’re doing, there’s no “pain” from finding out it exists. On the contrary, there is plenty of room for joy.
Yeah "toying" as in "entertaining the idea" in any form or shape.
replyAnd I disagree that the author didn't get anything from it. There's a ton to glean, it was probably fun, and many HN readers enjoyed the post.
> And I disagree that the author didn't get anything from it.
replyThose were not my words. Clearly they got a game out of it. What I said was they:
> didn’t experiment or learn anything from building it
Which is unambiguously true. There was no experimentation and no learning. There was one prompt and one result.
> and many HN readers enjoyed the post.
That’s entirely orthogonal.