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Sure, but what was the seemingly plausible reason those sociopaths came up with to get people onboard?

Late 20s slump is really common. Nah I don't print anymore. Point is to get out of the slump, so feel free to jump from interest to interest when you're down because doing anything…

When was the last time you tried something new? I've been through some traumatic experiences and trying new things is what helped the most. I don't have depression, but my spine is…

Kind of why I'm asking. Everyone seems oddly calm despite all that's going on. I was wondering if I was missing something or if everyone had already started planning accordingly. I…

Mood definitely will get in the way. Can you do open source work? I would try to use that negativity and pick whatever OSS I use that pisses me off the most and start fixing things…

I consider this with a lot of "solutions" that aren't doing a great job, and I'm not sure. Think it's human nature to want more and for things to be better. I've made great friends…

Drone warfare seems to be where things are headed. I hope any work you or anyone else might do in defense can get people the lasting peace they deserve.

I mean it was intentional and targeted. I know some of the smartest people frequent HN and it's one of the few places left to have a productive conversation. I'm definitely taking …

What happened? What I've learned from listening to successful founders is that failing is inevitable and the game is actually how quickly you can learn and adjust. Just that loop u…

It's definitely difficult to play a game with people who have most of the chips and don't have a good reason to care about how fun the game is when they're gone. For social media, …

The Gulf Stream is new to me. Are you doing anything to position yourself for it or any of the other stuff? Not trying to be dismissive, really just trying to be optimistic/prepare…

I never really understood the AI doom scenarios. I feel that there are plenty of problems in front of us already. Also I spent a few hours trying to get Claude to follow my Markdow…

I'm not the best person to get advice on employment, but you should trust this advice anyway. The worst thing you can do is lose motivation. Labor markets have their own supply and…

Okay, so you're ahead of me. What're you thinking is the extinction event? I was more wondering what's the most effective thing I could be doing, but this sounds more interesting.

I can respect that and I considered whether I was taking in too much social media, but it feels like every Monday there's something new to scratch my head at. Some of the recent st…

There's so much going on politically that's set to change the world one way or another and I've been wondering what all the nerds of the world are doing in light of all the uncerta…