Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

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Post by raquo » Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 10:40 PM UTC

makerofspoons wrote: post #105

extrememacaroni wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't sound like you're enjoying anything.

I'm not. I'm still grieving. I think most people when they realize the extent of climate change, soil depletion, and ocean acidification will have to go through some stage of grief before they can accept the future they thought they had is going to be cut short.

If you're giving up on the future already, might as well travel all you want while you can. Why care if we're doomed anyway.

If you're NOT giving up on the future just yet, you'd be much better off maximizing your impact on public policy (from municipal to federal levels) instead of trying to become an inert object.

You can be part of the solution without needless self-imposed extremism.

Re: Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

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Post by jmts » Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 10:49 PM UTC

SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #56

hellofunk wrote: post #30

“Hey 34 year old, do not become bald. Let's face it, bald people aren't happy.” Well that was sure worth my time spent on the website. I’m not sure how I will best incorporate this advice into my life.

> I’m not sure how I will best incorporate this advice into my life. Don't go bald.

Realise that the advice is nonsense and baldness has no meaningful impact on your life. Go bald and be happy.

Re: Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

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Post by jmts » Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 10:58 PM UTC

Hoping there's a "Hey 15 year old, everything you've learned and are likely to learn in the next several years through TV and popular culture about life and relationships will turn out to be wrong or misleading, but it sure made lots of money!".

Re: Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

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Post by screaminghawk » Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 11:17 PM UTC

aerotwelve wrote: post #108

ryry wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey thanks for the feedback - really appreciate it. I struggled with the idea of creating a page for every age. I eventually settled on the idea that people could take the platform anywhere they wanted to, whether it was passing generic advice along, or sending themselves a very specific message at a specific time in their life. That being said, it's kind of cool to see the ages that mean the most to people. I like y…

I really like having a different page for each individual age. This separation distinguishes your site from the countless blog posts that pass on advice "to those in their 20s and 30s" or "to those who are still young". In my eyes, these pieces are often far too general. By this, I mean the following: Thinking back on my life so far, the years 19, 20, and 22 were quite unique with respect to my then-current circumsta…

This is my experience too.

Other commenters mentioned that people grow at different rates, but there's nothing stopping you from looking at the advice for ages around you

Re: Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

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Post by psalminen » Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 11:33 PM UTC

Cool idea!

Looking through it, I'm not sure I like the ability to post to your current age though. It doesn't read like worthy advice to me.

Re: Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

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Post by jackconnor » Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 11:34 PM UTC

“Do not become bald” is the only English-language advice at 34 years old. Helpful.

Re: Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

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Post by screaminghawk » Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 11:36 PM UTC

The voting system is interesting.

How can anyone judge whether the information is good for an age group higher than their own, or even for their own age? I would have expected that you can only vote on advice for ages younger than yourself, much the same as giving the advice

Re: Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

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Post by HiroshiSan » Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 11:36 PM UTC

patatino wrote: post #2

I like the idea, some thoughts.. Every year seems a little much? Maybe at young age, but 21/22/23 doesn't really make that much of a difference, or even 40/45 The advice should be written for the perspective of the reader not the writer: "Hey 13 year old, don't stop learning how to play piano" How would that help a 13 year old? Something like "Hey 13 year old, I stopped playing the piano at your age and now I'm regre…

Yeah, it would be nice to be able to click an age and drag through other ages, or even a ctrl+click type of selection to get a bulk list of advice.

Re: Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

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Post by ryry » Tue, Jan 15, 2019, 1:15 AM UTC

0xdeadbeefbabe wrote: post #98

"Sorry, It looks like nobody has submitted advice for age 80 yet. Try being the first" "Try" sounds funny in the context of me being an 80 year old (just testing for the octogenarians who are desperate for advice :) I'm not quite 80)

Haha good point. I'll rewrite this. Thanks!

Re: Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

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Post by cronix » Tue, Jan 15, 2019, 1:51 AM UTC

gadders wrote: post #94

gowld wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There aer treatments for hair loss that can slow but not reverse progression of baldness. "Don't go bald" is actionable.

"Don't care about going bald" is even better.

Or "don't tie your self worth or happiness to your appearance," to be more general.