I am thankful for the Free software movement, they continue to do the right thing - since years.
So that we don't have be thankful to people or companies, because software is our right!
Ask HN: What are you thankful for?
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Re: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?
#222These reddit-like feelgood threads have, IN MY OPINION, very little to do with HN, hackers, programming and whatever. Moreover, they feel very US centric. Off to a downvote shower ciao
Thank you for this. It's very religious, very US-centric and indeed off-topic.
indeed.
being "thankful" is such a subtle way to avoiding to fight for your rights.
ofc the two aren't necessarily contradictory, but in the US they are.
Re: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?
#223I'm thankful for my family and the great support I've gotten from them.
I'm thankful for the healthcare system which has provided a great deal for my brother, even though progress is slow.
I'm thankful for my friends, their interest and enthusiasm.
I'm also thankful for HN and the greater tech community. My parents do not have a higher education and without HN and the surrounding internet I'm not sure I'd have pursued one.
Happy thanksgiving from Sweden!
Re: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?
#224That I have eyes and my hands and my sanity and my family. Honestly that's enough.
Re: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?
#225[1] Familiy, friends, [2] opportunities, [3] yoga + life.
[1] Grateful to always have been provided with anything I needed, wanted, didn't need, didn't want. While it's obviously a huge bonus, it tends to shut off survival instinct, forcing you to find the motivation and grit to keep growing despite the comfort. A nice problem to have.
[2] As most pointed out, grateful that sotware development become one of the most well-paid hobbies ever.
[3] Grateful to have found yoga 4/5 years ago, which helped not only with physical wealth but also mental wealth. It helps you find gratefulness everywhere, and helps you deal with most issues by generally associating them to your ego and thus making it easier to let them go.
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#226That my company was acquired, but with a twist:
I wasn't an early enough employee to have any significant equity or options, although I did receive a four-figure payout, so not nothing. The new parent company eventually eroded everything we loved about the work and culture, which gave me the push I needed to find a higher paying job with a much better environment and overall working conditions.
Re: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?
#227A few months ago another cancerous spot popped up. The oncologist wanted to hold off a bit and see how it was reacting to my current medication. I wasn't thrilled about this since your urge is to just get in there and kill it. But he probably knows best. But about a week ago he said that since it isn't spreading they might as well go in and zap it with some radiation. This is ideal since I can deal with a bit more ra…
How do they stop your breathing? And for how long?
Re: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?
#228Despite 12 years of terrible grades, due to an education system that simply didn't fit, which pretty much banned me from engineering or computer science in university, I still managed to find a different route into software engineering. I love it. It challenges me every day. It is exciting and engaging and fun. I've found self-drive and motivation without the need for medication anymore. And because of it my family gets to grow up in a household where there's never any fights about money, something that was all too present when I was a kid.
I'm thankful for finding our first and hopefully last home this year. It's amazing how different it feels to have a stake in the ground. Everything feels worth doing properly, spending a little extra on, taking care of.
I'm thankful for my family's good health. Part of that is thankfulness for living in a part of the world where my employment isn't tied to our health. I feel so lucky that I'm in charge of my future and don't feel in any way controlled by, "but I can't quit, I need health insurance/mortgage payment/ etc." It's a liberating feeling to be able to walk away at any minute if I really needed to. When my mom got sick my dad instantly retired and they spent the twilight of her life travelling the world. What an amazing gift.
Re: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?
#229Thank you for this post! Reading through people's comments, the common denominator seems to be health.
I've been "burning the candle at both ends" recently. Very conscious that a healthy body and healthy mind require balance between work and family and play.
So I'm thankful for my health as well and I'm looking forward to more balance in my life going forward.
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#230I'm thankful that my youngest daughter is still alive after attempting suicide. I'm also thankful for all of the people who intervened and supported her during two very frightening months.
I hope things get better for your daughter/family!
Thank you. They seem to be, and our family is optimistic.