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Re: April Is Canceled

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Post by oxide »

Kye wrote: post #87
scrooched_moose wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And the Trump administration's estimates from today are 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the US alone: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/01/coronavirus-could-kill-more-... Several million worldwide seems very possible. People downplaying this for too long is a large part of why it's gotten so bad already. Why worry? There's only 15 cases in the US. Why worry? There's only 15 cases in my state. Why worry? There's only 15 cases…

This is correct. There were 1.9k new cases on the first of March. The dashboards I checked were out of date, but the latest is 75k new cases on the 30th. The curve ramped up around the 12th. And that's only people who were able to get a test. We have no idea how big this thing is. Anyone would recognize that kind of growth as a breakout success if it were users on an app, but somehow they don't recognize the pattern…

I thought it would hit people how serious it was when sports stopped, movies stopped releasing, kids couldnt go to schools and people started scalping toilet paper.

Re: April Is Canceled

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Post by beart »

paulie_a wrote: post #101
beart wrote: post #32

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I find myself working more hours lately because I no longer have a hard break from leaving the office.

Why don't you enforce your own hard break? You are done working and not available after a certain time.

It isn't that I'm being forced to work more, it's that I end up working more because I never get out of 'work mode' psychologically. It's become too easy to jump on and start doing a code review or start the next ticket. I used to work 2 days a week from home, but the routine of the office the other three days was enough that I knew at 5 PM, even at home, that the work day is done. I don't have that routine anymore.

Re: April Is Canceled

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Post by JshWright »

scruple wrote: post #105
fideloper wrote: post #78

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can’t upvote enough, 5mo old and a 2yr old here and it’s.......a lot.

My wife and I have ~10 month old twins here. No help in the house these past weeks and my wife and I are both still working (full-time, if anything the volume of work has increased instead of decreased) remotely. Adding another layer of complexity to the situation, she's pumping for both of them and we're both stressed out about keeping her supply up through this ordeal (which means we need to continue eating healthy…

Our twins are turning four in a couple weeks. I can't imagine being in that first year during this time. It felt like we were drowning, and that was just "normal" twins (plus a 5 year old).

My only unsolicited advice (because unsolicited advice is obligatory on the internet) is to cut yourselves a whole lot of slack. A lot of stuff we worry about as parents means very little in the grand scheme of things. Don't add any extra stress you don't need. Take any and all "shortcuts".

Re: April Is Canceled

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Post by beart »

maguirre wrote: post #13
faitswulff wrote: post #8

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Some of us are stay at home parents.

I was just explaining to someone that I have to be: a parent, a teacher, an engineer and a husband. I feel I am doing all of them equally badly sigh

Remind yourself that the fact that you are even in your children's life on a daily basis already puts your children ahead of 1/4th of the U.S.

> According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 19.7 million children, more than 1 in 4, live without a father in the home.

https://www.fatherhood.org/father-absence-statistic

Re: April Is Canceled

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Post by beart »

vlunkr wrote: post #80

It's amazing how people here are managing to find fault in a 3 paragraph long inspirational post. You don't have to do any of this stuff, it's not a mandate, just a person on the internet arguing for something positive.

For me, the fault is that the author seems to have an extremely limited perspective - seemingly assuming that everyone has a bunch of free time and is in the position to throw all their energy into creative endeavors or self improvement.

The millions of people who are unemployed and facing unpaid bills are not focused on their start-up idea.

There are people right now at hospitals in critical condition. Their loved ones not allowed to visit them as they face the chance of death.

There are thousands of businesses on the verge or closing permanently. Their owners aren't sitting around thinking they can use the next month to do more sit ups.

There are countless families who must continue working while now taking care of children not allowed to return to school. Those families also now have to figure out how to actually teach their children so they don't fall behind.

On and on it goes... I don't find this page to be inspirational in the least. I find it to be self-centered and naive. Funny thing is, I wasn't really that bothered by it to start with, but the more I think about it, the more angry I get at the author.

Re: April Is Canceled

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Post by thecolorblue »

JshWright wrote: post #113
scruple wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My wife and I have ~10 month old twins here. No help in the house these past weeks and my wife and I are both still working (full-time, if anything the volume of work has increased instead of decreased) remotely. Adding another layer of complexity to the situation, she's pumping for both of them and we're both stressed out about keeping her supply up through this ordeal (which means we need to continue eating healthy…

Our twins are turning four in a couple weeks. I can't imagine being in that first year during this time. It felt like we were drowning, and that was just "normal" twins (plus a 5 year old). My only unsolicited advice (because unsolicited advice is obligatory on the internet) is to cut yourselves a whole lot of slack. A lot of stuff we worry about as parents means very little in the grand scheme of things. Don't add a…

> A lot of stuff we worry about as parents means very little I can second this. Some stuff we are told means very little as well.

I have a 3 year old and a 3 month old. My wife does not work (quit her retail job to have our second) so my situation is different. That being said, making sure everyone is eating and sleeping as much/well as possible takes everything we have.

Re: April Is Canceled

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Post by JauntyHatAngle »

wpietri wrote: post #75
JauntyHatAngle wrote: post #59

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I can't say I agree there. The intent of the website is to motivate people to make the most of what they've got. Does it work for everyone? No. Of course not. But a "fuck this"? Why? If it works for people, good, if not, move on. No reason to bring down someone for trying.

The reason is that people should not feel additional pressure to do amazing things right now. If they don't have the energy to learn Cantonese and build an app while their relatives are in ICU, that should be fine.

This isn't pressure. It's a motivational post. It's clearly aimed at people feeling down and unmotivated by the current environment.

You'd have to be willfully misinterpreting the intent to think this was aimed at people dealing with personal loss.

Re: April Is Canceled

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Post by wpietri »

JauntyHatAngle wrote: post #117
wpietri wrote: post #75

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The reason is that people should not feel additional pressure to do amazing things right now. If they don't have the energy to learn Cantonese and build an app while their relatives are in ICU, that should be fine.

This isn't pressure. It's a motivational post. It's clearly aimed at people feeling down and unmotivated by the current environment. You'd have to be willfully misinterpreting the intent to think this was aimed at people dealing with personal loss.

You really think pressure to do something and motivation to do something are entirely unrelated?

I get the guy's intent. Some people will like and be excited by this. Some people will feel sad and guilty. But even if he only had the first group in mind, he's addressing the whole world. The reaction from ecopoesis is a valid one, because it's not the message he needs. Where we aim doesn't matter as much as what we hit.

Re: April Is Canceled

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Post by JauntyHatAngle »

wpietri wrote: post #118
JauntyHatAngle wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This isn't pressure. It's a motivational post. It's clearly aimed at people feeling down and unmotivated by the current environment. You'd have to be willfully misinterpreting the intent to think this was aimed at people dealing with personal loss.

You really think pressure to do something and motivation to do something are entirely unrelated? I get the guy's intent. Some people will like and be excited by this. Some people will feel sad and guilty. But even if he only had the first group in mind, he's addressing the whole world. The reaction from ecopoesis is a valid one, because it's not the message he needs. Where we aim doesn't matter as much as what we hit…

I think the pressure is non existent unless you somehow believe this webpage is aimed at people going through serious personal torment and/or turmoil rather than an equally large (or larger) number of people who are cooped up trying to adapt their daily life.

It would take some serious self righteousness to take this as a message to the former.

The issue I had with the response was the direct attack on the author's intent e.g. "fuck this".

There are plenty of other comments that state their disagreement or why it didn't land with them without taking it to the level of shutting down the op.

I don't understand the need to diminish the attempt at a potentially helpful mindset. It's helpful to some, pointless for others.

Re: April Is Canceled

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Post by pixelpoet »

That's a nice sentiment but recent history doesn't have Newtons or von Neumanns showing up, and I've often asked why. In my opinion it's quite a serious question, will we ever see such genius again, why or why not?
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