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Re: Wish HN: Happy Holidays

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Post by tomcam »

scubakid wrote: post #239

For a while now, this site has felt to me like one of the last bastions of high-quality discussion on the internet. Many days, it's the first thing I open in the morning and/or the last at night, and I sure am thankful that amid the firestorm of superficial engagement maximization platforms, there's at least one site that consistently leaves me feeling more informed, enlightened, and rational. Happy Holidays, HN!

You said what I wanted to say, but better. Agreed completely.

Re: Wish HN: Happy Holidays

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Post by tomcam »

mostertoaster wrote: post #174
chongli wrote: post #47

I’d just like to take a moment to say how much I appreciate HN and all the work put in by dang and the moderation team. Everyone here really cares about keeping discussions lively and respectful. This is a wonderful community to be a part of! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!

I kind of agree with this. It’s like I have my grievances with the HN community, and I think there are times where articles get flagged because they are of a certain bent, but mostly it is surprisingly fair. I’ve been (rightly) chastised by dang, though generally I try not to troll. (Sorry to those I’ve been a troll too) For the most part I don’t know a better place to have discussions of the kind you can have here.…

> I’ve been (rightly) chastised by dang, though generally I try not to troll. (Sorry to those I’ve been a troll too)

Preach. Same here. Took me a while to fit in but dang was always correct in his rebukes to me.

Re: Wish HN: Happy Holidays

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Post by wolverine876 »

otoh wrote: post #220
wolverine876 wrote: post #194

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What terrible experiences to live with. You are more important than PG, then whoever claimed association with PG, and than all the others. They don't matter much at all compared with you and your life. To heck with them. Forget they exist - they will fade away - and do what you love. You have a chance to do it, and nobody can stop you.

My hearing is blown out, has been for a long time, and the damage has finally caught up to me. I stopped music despite a few attempts to restart it with my hearing disability; I can't use power tools; and, my concentration to use computers has gone away. I am homeless with no career, and live in a constant state of suicidality with no ability to finish suicide. Yes, I am seeking medical treatment and disability compe…

What happened to your hearing? Does sound hurt - is that why it affects your concentration? It's painful to hear about how hard it is.

I've know from others that accessing government services can be insanely bureaucratic and time-consuming.

> I am homeless with no career

I'm glad you can at least hang out on HN.

> I am not important at all except to me

I hope you have empathy for yourself for all the pain, emotional and otherwise. If you love yourself the other entities have little power over you. It's only if you look to them that they can affect you.

I'm glad you are getting some help! Maybe give yourself some love for the holiday, at least - to hell with everyone else.

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