HackerNews is full of these kind of people
Contributor: Hey guys, I wrote this proof of concept in a fortnight that does something fun!
HackerNews: Why the fuck would you do that, you nincompoop?
Contributor: I… thought it would be fun after shitty days at work
HackerNews: You could be spending your time making money or contributing to $subjectivelyMoreImportantProject. Be ashamed
People who can’t accept that some people just want to have fun and do what they like.
This was nothing like your interaction though. Asking why doesn’t mean they don’t acknowledge the other person doing it for fun, it’s just that they are curious if there’s a reason.
-Haha, why?
+Found it cool and felt like it.
-That’s cool, I used to play X when I was younger but…
It can also just be a conversation starter, nothing wrong with asking why.
You don’t think there’s a difference between “Why the fuck would you do that, you nincompoop?” and “Haha, why”?
I do, which is why I said that your example is not like the one of the comic.
Judging by the name alone, you’d think that HackerNews of all places would understand doing things for shits and giggles.