Ask HN: Do you ever contact people who have had a positive impact on you? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Do you ever contact people who have had a positive impact on you?

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Post by wtetzner » Fri, Jan 24, 2020, 5:56 PM UTC

elfexec wrote: post #131

justinclift wrote: post #130

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> That's good to hear, but what else do you expect them to say? You put them on the spot and I suspect 99% of the people would be polite. Did you read too fast or something? I'm talking about people who's emailed me out of the blue. > If you didn't think it was weird/creepy, why are you here trying to get validation? Huh? What are you even talking about? What "trying to get validation"? I was saying that people who'v…

> Did you read too fast or something? I'm talking about people who's emailed me out of the blue. Sorry, I did. > Huh? What are you even talking about? Your post. The purpose of your post. If you didn't think it was weird, why would you seek validation here? > You don't seem to understand how to communicate via text, and seem to misinterpret things in bizarre ways, and/or put people down. Text? I thought you said emai…

> If people are contacting you out of the blue and you are contacting people out of the blue, then it's a norm for you so why bother asking here? Seems strange, that's all.

justinclift isn't the one who asked the question...he was just replying to you that his experience is different.

Re: Ask HN: Do you ever contact people who have had a positive impact on you?

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Post by officemonkey » Fri, Jan 24, 2020, 11:16 PM UTC

krustyburger wrote: post #128

officemonkey wrote: post #126

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I don't do much screening. I'd just prefer to have him listen to Ernie Anderson playing Rochester than Amos and Andy. Anderson was a black comedian getting top billing and a high salary. His character often gets the better of Jack Benny, and is always treated respectfully (as respectfully as any of the characters, anyway.) Compare that to "Amos and Andy" where two white actors play blackface and are often the butt of…

That makes sense. Rochester was always my favorite! I even named a beloved pet parrot after him when I was young. Recently, I enjoyed seeing Ernie Anderson in the original Brewster’s Millions. There’s something very satisfying about seeing his face instead of only hearing his iconic voice.

YouTube has a lot of Jack Benny TV shows on line. Rochester gets a lot of screentime.

Re: Ask HN: Do you ever contact people who have had a positive impact on you?

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Post by smugglerfm » Tue, Jan 28, 2020, 10:09 AM UTC

Never apologise for having the confidence to show gratitude to another human, particularly when it is especially meant. I'd be hesitant to assume that you're on your own and therefore, 'weird', as there are other modes for showing gratitude that other people employ- keep an eye out and share the love.