Ask HN: What are you thankful for? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?

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Post by diegoperini » Thu, Nov 22, 2018, 8:33 PM UTC

parf02 wrote: post #5

diegoperini wrote: post #3

Today, a random person (actually two people) from some random country saved my career and financial security. I'm thankful for that.

would be curious to hear more details of this story haha

Edit: I hope you had the chance to see the reason. I'm deleting the explanation to keep cyberstalkers away.

Re: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?

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Post by hellosputnik » Thu, Nov 22, 2018, 8:35 PM UTC

askafriend wrote: post #2

1. I can go into a grocery store and buy whatever I want without once thinking about the price of something or the total bill. It's an incredible privilege - one that I hadn't really thought about much until recently - but now I can't stop thinking how thankful I am for it. 2. I can go home to my parent's house whenever I want and I'm lucky to have supportive, loving parents and an extended family that openly support…

I have a similar story to you. My parents came from Vietnam with nothing, knowing no English, and had to eat from trash at the beginning of their journey. Despite the difficulties and with a lot of help from some generous people, I am now financial secure, have familial support, and have a sense of belongingness/purpose with a great team at work. As the first in my family to graduate college (and even high school), there's really not a day where I don't feel happy and grateful that I am where I am today. It's that thankfulness that allows me to shrug off any bad things that happen.

Re: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?

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Post by rhn_mk1 » Thu, Nov 22, 2018, 8:35 PM UTC

Being brought to existence as a human, an in a prosperous country on top of that.

Re: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?

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Post by clubm8 » Thu, Nov 22, 2018, 8:37 PM UTC

Wikipedia. So often I get curious about something and it's documented in detail, with hyperlinks to related concepts. What would have taken an afternoon at the library in the 90s I can get in a 20 minute Wikpedia binge.

Re: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?

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Post by james_s_tayler » Thu, Nov 22, 2018, 8:37 PM UTC

I'm thankful I don't have to walk hours every day to collect dirty water just to survive.

I'm thankful I have the opportunity to help solve the problem.

https://youtu.be/XLdDMDkwK1s

Re: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?

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Post by diegoperini » Thu, Nov 22, 2018, 8:38 PM UTC

rdiddly wrote: post #10

Just asked for a large raise, and while I don't yet know the outcome, I'm thankful that they seem to be taking it seriously. (Outcome is unknown because email is down. I guess the IT guy seized the opportunity presented by the holiday for some maintenance!)

Kudos to that guy!

Re: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?

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Post by purplezooey » Thu, Nov 22, 2018, 8:39 PM UTC

Separation of church and state.

Re: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?

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Post by nemo1618 » Thu, Nov 22, 2018, 8:40 PM UTC

I'm thankful for my parents. Growing up, I thought that my parents were needlessly strict and uncool and that all my friends had it better than me. Only once I was old enough to look at other parents from an adult perspective did I realize how...well, competent my own parents had been, compared to most. Turns out there are a lot of ways to screw up parenting. Many of my friends' parents divorced, others just quietly resented each other; some were too permissive, others were "helicopters;" some were too distant, others tried to be their kid's best friend; and of course, some were outright abusive. The older I get, the clearer it is to me that these parents were just "older teenagers," not true adults. In that regard, my parents really had their shit together (and still do), and I benefited from that enormously. Thanks mom and dad.