"This is not an airport, no need to announce your departure."
But it is Hotel California and they can check out anytime they like.
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#12The internet it shit now which is why I’m in full support of all the deanonymizing legislation that a lot of countries are trying to pass. It was a good time while it lasted. We didn’t think it would end up this way but it did. More information did not make the world better, instead people decided to create their own fake, bullshit realities instead.
Interesting take. I’ve never seen someone be for this but I can agree that not being anonymous would force some people to potentially act better, but then there’s Facebook.
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#13I require the internet in order to stay educated about my government, without it I would have a limited understanding of how my taxes are used. As much as I would like to "turn it off", I can only get the New York Times 4 days after it comes out.
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#14I want to log off too but mostly because AI slop and bots are taking over. Old Internet was trash but at least it was human trash.
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#15Can someone explain who this person is and why this is relevant? People crash out all the time; you can seek balance without "cold turkey", unless they find no value in the web at all, in which case why bother to post about it? Who is the audience of this website, if this is their last post?
I think this is the author submitting it himself. The blog has lots of published entries with links under the same user.
A one paragraph rant at the top of HN (at least as it displayed to me) probably shouldn't be there, but FWIW the post did resonate a little with me if OP is reading this
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#16you can call 988, if you need mental health help
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#17This being the top post of an (extremely) online forum is… interesting.
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#18inner peace.
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#19Can someone explain who this person is and why this is relevant? People crash out all the time; you can seek balance without "cold turkey", unless they find no value in the web at all, in which case why bother to post about it? Who is the audience of this website, if this is their last post?
Mental health is a problem in the US and not properly addressed. Some people find an outlet in writing a blog. Almost anything that helps is good in my opinion, outside of violence.
There are also a bunch of whiny people who can’t handle life or go ballistic if their “wrong” president is elected or society does not agree with their little pet opinion of how the world should be. Unfortunately HackerNews is full of this second category. That’s why it is trending here.
It’s difficult to know which category this one is, but since the first category can lead to really bad outcomes, it’s best to assume good intentions and I won’t judge. Unfortunately, statistically speaking ONLY, this could be the second category.
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#20Can someone explain who this person is and why this is relevant? People crash out all the time; you can seek balance without "cold turkey", unless they find no value in the web at all, in which case why bother to post about it? Who is the audience of this website, if this is their last post?
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