> only read divisive threads and thus see it as a monoculture.
Wouldn't a divisive thread be seen as the opposite of a monoculture? Where you have disagreements, you have a range of perspectives.
Ask HN: What are you thankful for?
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#92I'm grateful for the fact that I have an incredibly supportive group of friends and family.
In the off chance that I lost my job or something bad happened to me, I know that there's always a couch out there I can crash on. And if it all goes wrong, I can fly back to my hometown and know that there's a bed waiting for me at my parents' house.
And on the other hand, I'm sure that a lot of my friends are grateful for me offering the same. I've had a lot of mates crashing on my couch, I've made it clear that my door is always open and there's always something to eat and drink in my house if they need it. It's the least I can do to help, $5 of food isn't much to me, but can be a lot to others.
I have the privilege of being one of the few people in my group of friends who has a stable job that pays well. So I guess I'm fortunate for that, I'm fortunate that I don't have a substance abuse problem or debilitating mental health issues.
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#93Grateful for the money I made within the last 10 years. I was aggressively trying to get to that point years ago and now here I am. Guess what, I haven't even spent a penny of that money, turns out I'm a minimalist. All I need is the drive to do things. I am simply grateful for that drive. Money made me realized that I don't need money.
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#94Shipping containers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcom_McLean
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#95I am thankful that after about 6+ years, I found a solution to my leg issue where I could not stand for more than few mins. It actually turned out to be lack of proper sleep which was resolved using sleeping medication. Thank you!
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#961. Just being alive, for starters. Just a hair over four years ago I had a heart attack[1] and very easily could have died.
2. My parents, and friends and family. Guess that one is so obvious as to not really need to be said, but just to be complete.
3. All the amazing knowledge that's available, mostly for free, on the Internet. Youtube, videolectures.net, arxiv.org, khan academy, HN, Wikipedia, sci-hub, ligben, and so many other great resources for learning.
4. Open source and all the various OSS contributors out there.
5. Coffee, key-lime pie, and cheesecake.
6. Thai food.
7. Heavy metal. Especially the first "wave" of bands that sucked me in all those years ago: Iron Maiden, Mötley Crüe, Twisted Sister, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, AC/DC, Quiet Riot, etc.
8. All of my brothers and sisters in the fire-service, all over the world, who are out there putting their lives on the line to protect others. I'm not active with a fire department these days, but it's a brotherhood you never really quit.
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#97I'm thankful for getting cured of my chronic back pain of 10+ years just because of one HN comment (1). I was at a point in my life where my whole life used to revolve around my pain but thanks to this one comment I was cured of this terrible misery in just less than a month. So thank you HN and thank you @ceras for making my life so much better. P.S I'm happy to say that propogating that knowledge had that exact sam…
I have to say, every time I come across this book, it seems like bullshit not backed by any science at all and yet it gets rave reviews on HN. As a one-time thing, I can put it off towards some propaganda campaign ala Tim Ferris / The four hour body but this is a pattern. Don't know what to make of it really.
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#98I am thankful for the same thing I am thankful for everyday, air in my lungs and a belly full of food. I found out a long time ago that is all it takes to make me happy.
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#99I am so thankful that I know the meaning of my human life. I have a human spirit, which I can exercise to contact God. I don't know how I would live without this. All of the money and all of the experiences on earth are temporary, and in the end meaningless. Anything temporary compared to eternity is meaningless. Eternity is not only before us in time, but God has put eternity in our heart, and only God can fill that gap. I'm so thankful that my God-shaped gap is filled. Not preaching, just genuinely thankful!
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#100Being alive in this time.
The rich have more things than ever before. The middle class live better than the very richest used to. Even the poor have things that were beyond the reach of the very rich just a short while ago.
Diseases have been conquered. Knowledge is freely available and easily accessed. Poor nations are advancing, rich nations are prosperous.
People have ways of connecting with other people, travelling and communicating that were never before possible.
It's a GREAT time to be alive.