It’s been a tough year in tech, but I love this community and I’m curious.
Ask HN: What are you grateful for?
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#2I can turn a handle and have as much (clean!) hot water as I need, pretty much whenever I want. This is so normal where I live that people only notice what a joy it is when it isn't there.
I'm grateful for all the inventiveness and infrastructure and effort that's gone into making hot water so plentiful it is casually disposable.
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#3I'm grateful I have a steady job which pays the bills, keeps a roof over my head, and puts food on the table, with enough money left over that I can save a little and splash out on modest luxuries without too many worries. I'm grateful that my industry is work-from-home friendly and I was able to coast through the covid years without much stress.
Although I have my health issues, it could be far worse. I'm grateful I don't need someone else's help to live my life and basically do what I want. I'm grateful that I have a good memory and tend to learn stuff quickly.
I'm grateful that there are people who love me.
I'm grateful that I live in a country that is still relatively free and peaceful. I generally don't have to worry about violence or being treated unjustly.
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#4What matters: Your loved ones and your health.
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#5absolutely nothing.
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#6Recently seen a great phrase:
Be grateful for the things you don’t have to do.
As programmers we have one of the nicest jobs in society, there’s a lot of shit that we don’t have to deal with (figurative and literally), I’m very grateful for that.
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#7No post body was provided.
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#8The stability of modern economies, public safety, services, and legal systems. If someone told me that in 8 months I would have to make my own food, fight off bandits, have no running water, and live under a capricious theocratic ruler I would be worried. It’s hard to thank one person for these things, but it’s helpful to pay basic taxes.
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#9Among many other things, I’m grateful that I’m not on a temporary work visa and don’t have to worry about going back to a country at war.
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#10I’m grateful for being born to loving parents, a sound mind, a faithful wife, happy children, a fulfilling career, and confidence of purpose. I live a blessed life and am humbled by the same.