Questioning Benefits

This cluster captures comments that skeptically inquire about or challenge the benefits, advantages, or upsides of proposed ideas, technologies, policies, or changes in Hacker News discussions.

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Sample Comments

nommm-nommm Aug 2, 2016 View on HN

What's the potential benefit?

otterley Oct 5, 2024 View on HN

What would be the benefit, exactly?

StavrosK Apr 11, 2018 View on HN

Maybe that is the benefit.

Synroc Sep 9, 2018 View on HN

That's interesting! What would make it benefit in your opinion?

galistoca Jun 26, 2016 View on HN

What do you think would be the benefit?

i0nutzb Sep 11, 2020 View on HN

What do you think the benefits would be?

yjftsjthsd-h Jun 15, 2021 View on HN

Sure, but what's the benefit?

caskance Sep 17, 2015 View on HN

How would that benefit them at all?

troels Sep 26, 2018 View on HN

How does that benefit you though?

ygra Jan 24, 2013 View on HN

It's benefitting them :-)