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Re: Tell HN: Merry Christmas

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Post by rco8786 »

kccqzy wrote: post #146
gzer0 wrote: post #81

There have been many, many variables in my life. And throughout all of that chaos, the one constant that remains is HN. I appreciate each and everyone single one of you who make this site what it is. Merry Christmas and cheers!

Same! I can't believe I've had my HN account since 2014. Almost ten years!

2010 here. I’ve even posted one or two love letters to HN on here. What a great community!

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Post by taopai »

OldHunter69X wrote: post #162

I've been a daily lurker since I was 18. And I do 100% mean daily since the time I started. I've never frequented any other URL so consistently. I have thousands and thousands of screenshots of highlight posts and comments (highlight to me of course), that I dream about organizing with tags for future access, whether I use any of the information or tools, refresh myself on something, or just want to walk down memory…

Sometimes I hope HN would have a forum, a real old forum, about life itself, not only tech.

It would be amazing to have such a high quality community able to contribute to everlasting threads. About life, decisions, and of course, curiosity.

P.S: Merry Christmas!

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Post by rossriley »

docmars wrote: post #184
gzer0 wrote: post #81

There have been many, many variables in my life. And throughout all of that chaos, the one constant that remains is HN. I appreciate each and everyone single one of you who make this site what it is. Merry Christmas and cheers!

Leave it to a member of HN to talk about variables ;) Merry Christmas!

variables and constants too

Re: Tell HN: Merry Christmas

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Post by spacedcowboy »

granshaw wrote: post #219
spacedcowboy wrote: post #196

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Take heart. My wife almost died early this year from a hospital deciding to rush her Sodium level restoration because beds were scarce and profitable. She now suffers from extreme anxiety, her previous life as a happy, well-balanced mom is over, and as I write, she’s in the next room chattering in nonsense to herself because it’s how her brain copes. It’s worse in the mornings, gets better, briefly, in the afternoons…

That sounds awful, I’m so sorry to hear that and do hope that she can make progress. If I may, this is a point I’ve been thinking a lot of lately though - as in, is the “oh there’s many people out there who have it way worse, so be thankful for what you have” mindset actually healthy? Of course there will always be others worse off… and the inverse advice is also widely accepted: “never be the smartest person in the…

I’m not going to shut you down. I’m just going to say that when things are truly bad, you need something to cling onto. When hope is crushed, over and over; when the light at the end of the tunnel is in fact an oncoming train that will also kill you if you fail to dodge; when your view on life turns to thoughts like “is it even worth it ?”, in these sorts of situation, realizing that life could in fact be worse, that you have something to be grateful for can be a crucial life-line to someone who thought they had none left.

Is it healthy for a person living under normal circumstance ? Probably not. Is it useful for someone in extremis? From personal anecdote only, I would say so. YMMV.

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Post by kirubakaran »

AlbertCory wrote: post #220

Apologies if this is old stuff for you: The mystery of Santa's sleigh has been solved. Santa is a quantum phenomenon, meaning that he is in everyone's house at once. BUT if anyone observes him, then the probability function collapses and only one house gets toys. So have a Merry Christmas, and don't look.

When you observe Santa, you get entangled with that Santa, and others get gifts in the rest of the multiverse. So don't worry, and have a Merry Everettian Christmas!

Re: Tell HN: Merry Christmas

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Post by andyjohnson0 »

spacedcowboy wrote: post #196
geuis wrote: post #76

This has been an awful year for me. Unable to find work, having to sell off important assets. And for some reason iOS autocorrect is still terrible. Here's to hoping next year will be better.

Take heart. My wife almost died early this year from a hospital deciding to rush her Sodium level restoration because beds were scarce and profitable. She now suffers from extreme anxiety, her previous life as a happy, well-balanced mom is over, and as I write, she’s in the next room chattering in nonsense to herself because it’s how her brain copes. It’s worse in the mornings, gets better, briefly, in the afternoons…

I'm sorry that your wife, and you, have had this in your lives. I hope that today was good for you both and that the coming year brings better health for her.
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