Ruined Promises and Failures

Comments expressing regret over promising projects, companies, or ideas that were ruined, backfired spectacularly, or ended in disaster, often citing past examples like 'this is why we can't have nice things.'

📉 Falling 0.5x Startups & Business
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Sample Comments

cblconfederate Sep 23, 2021 View on HN

Ah you ruined it. it will all be downhill from then on

willcipriano Feb 2, 2023 View on HN

Look what happened to them, big mistake.

vpribish Dec 5, 2015 View on HN

well, now you've gone and ruined it

bamboozled Oct 30, 2022 View on HN

Look how well all of that ended...

mehrdadn Mar 15, 2018 View on HN

You just spoiled the whole thing...

empressplay Sep 27, 2015 View on HN

I guess we collectively blew it up =( This is why we can't have nice things...

uselpa Dec 10, 2023 View on HN

Epic fail indeed, costing many lives.

fragmede Mar 16, 2024 View on HN

so you decided to ruin it for the rest of us? :)

ellyagg Oct 20, 2009 View on HN

Thanks for ruining it for me, pal.

cheapliquor Feb 17, 2023 View on HN

Looks like shit really hit the fan.