&gt; This kind of negativity is really common on HN and it makes me sad.<p>&gt; &quot;This group of people did something I don&#x27;t like, and then they changed their mind and stopped doing it. But rather than being happy about fixing their mistake, I&#x27;m going to keep criticizing them for making the mistake in the first place.&quot;<p>You mistake negativity for the keeping of and referring to a tally sheet.<p>You would -no doubt- find little to object to in the following hypothetical statement:<p>&quot;I&#x27;m still dreadfully concerned about my abusive spouse. My spouse has backtracked on the <i>terribly</i> bad policy of random bouts of unfocused rage followed by sporadic, intense emotional and physical violence directed toward my person. Good on my spouse for backtracking, but I still remember the long-standing <i>pattern</i> of similar behavior in our relationship. This pattern saddens and worries me. I&#x27;m <i>still</i> strongly considering walking out the door. I wish my spouse the best, but I&#x27;m fairly certain that I cannot trust my spouse and that my spouse does not have my best interests at heart.&quot;<p>Please note <i>carefully</i> that I&#x27;m <i>not</i> comparing poor corporate governance to spousal abuse.<p>I am -however- making the point that it <i>pays</i> to remember when people or companies fail to behave in a way that indicates that they even try to have your interests at heart. A <i>momentary</i> shift in strategy or behavior <i>often</i> fails to either turn into a <i>lasting</i> habit, or happens <i>far</i> too late to undo past harms.<p>If you allow yourself to get strung along by the latest olive branch, without considering the history of the entity making the offer in order to judge the offer&#x27;s sincerity, you&#x27;re gonna get played, time after time, after time.