Build It Yourself

The cluster focuses on the common Hacker News advice to 'build it yourself' when users complain about lacking tools, features, or products, emphasizing personal initiative, learning by doing, and challenging critics to create their own solutions.

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Sample Comments

zubairq Oct 22, 2014 View on HN

If you need it yourself then build it, otherwise don't

kingkawn Jan 2, 2022 View on HN

The point is to build it yourself

hk__2 Sep 15, 2020 View on HN

Have you tried building it yourself?

ARandomerDude Jun 5, 2020 View on HN

Just because you can build it doesn't mean you should.

blazespin Oct 28, 2019 View on HN

It's one thing to talk about it, it's another to build.

majewsky Jan 12, 2017 View on HN

He said "build", not "use".

jonah Apr 23, 2012 View on HN

It might be more insightful to build one yourself.

jamesjyu Dec 21, 2011 View on HN

Someone needs to build this. Now.

knowitnone2 Sep 7, 2025 View on HN

you make it sound so easy - why haven't you built it?

lazyasciiart Feb 16, 2025 View on HN

seems like you ought to build it.