Show HN: Get a free, hosted static website and help me out of debt (opens in new tab)

I wish I was only $2,000 in debt. I'm several hundred times that amount in debt!

I think you might have had more luck with clickthroughs if you had posted a higher debt amount. $2000 is nothing, at least in the US. Between just student loans and my car loan I've got over 10x that amount of debt, and I have a smaller amount of student loans than the average nowadays (and many times less than several people I know, some of which have over $100k in student debt...with a humanities degree, even).

So anyway, when I saw that amount I was just like "Ha, that's nothing. My number is much higher." And I didn't feel that compelled to help. I don't really want to admit that, but I thought you should be aware of it, since it's your experiment.

Ignoring the fact that this isn't tugging at emotions, it's a straight up lie and you're aware of it, since you said it was a con.

This doesn't even prove that people are willing to give you "more" considering there isn't an option for less, to zero, amounts to donate.

I'm confused, how is this free if i pay $100 for it? I'm not knocking his pitch, or even talking about it at all really - i'm just trying to understand the title. What is free exactly?

Get a free, hosted static website and help me pay my bills

Get a free, hosted static website and help me feed my children

I apologize to everyone whose time was wasted by my silly experiment.