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Ask HN: What are you thankful for?

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Re: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?

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Post by TulliusCicero »

Daido_M wrote: post #4

I am thankful for Hacker News. Never before have I come across a community that is as insightful, friendly, and helpful. Thank you, everyone, for making Hacker News the place it is today.

Agreed, and they have very strict modding to thank for it. Sometimes I think it's too strict, but you can't argue with the results.

Re: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?

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Post by invalidOrTaken »

drcongo wrote: post #9

Open source.

You know, I thought of this one too, even though it seemed to "HN-y." But it really is something that almost demands gratitude---thousands (probably more like millions) of people have slaved away at making software work (and I know what that can be like), and I get to use the fruits of their labors. It's humbling.

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Post by waterhouse »

Last Sunday, I dropped my wallet on the ground. By Monday, I was starting to look into cancelling credit and debit cards, and what I'd do without a driver's license... and then it turned out a "Mr. Diaz" who drives a garbage truck found it, called the numbers he saw in it, and established contact with me. I got it back in time for work; nothing was missing, and he refused to even take money when I offered it to him.

It's a very nice data point.

Re: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?

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Post by nly »

I'm thankful that the hard times I went through in my personal life from mid-2017 until mid-2018. Now, in a new relationship, new job, in a new city, with the same family, same friends, same interests, same HN. I'm nowhere where I thought I'd be, yet i'm happy, and it's a reminder that life can turn on a dime.
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