I’ve had the same supper for 10 years • Hacker News Board

Re: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

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Post by medium_burrito » Sat, May 08, 2021, 4:41 AM UTC

FractalParadigm wrote: post #65

montenegrohugo wrote: post #7

There is value in finding your place in life and being content with it. Yes, you might be able to change it, perhaps to conform to more traditional standards of 'success', but why bother if you're happy as you are? If we humans optimize by happiness, then we should have nothing but envy for a life like Wilf Davies leads.

I came to this realization in university - I love software, I love writing programs and solving problems, but I really don't love office work or the idea of sitting at a desk all day. I dropped out of a software engineering program to work on a factory floor, a decision I haven't regret once in five years (even if my parents would consider me a failure). The hours are good, the wage is good, benefits are good, I get…

I respect your choice tremendously. On the other hand, on plan on retiring in 2-4 more years and devoting myself to dangerous and obviously excellent adventures which will likely have me dead by 50!

I'm rationalizing my decision to stick it out just a bit longer, but I have zero fucks left. I'd rather dig ditches than write software for one of the big companies at this point, but I'm not digging ditches.

Re: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

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Post by goostavos » Sat, May 08, 2021, 4:43 AM UTC

ip26 wrote: post #97

oftenwrong wrote: post #50

This is similar to Sven Yrvind's philosophy on eating at sea. >I will eat twice a day, breakfast and lunch four hours later. >... >I say, “Cows only eat grass and wolfs only eat meat” >Modern society is so boring and there is so much food that we have to be stimulated by spices and chefs and different foods to eat. At sea in a small boat its different. Life itself out there is so interesting that I do not need stimul…

Sounds like starvation rations…

Don't sleep on the canned sardines. They never stop being good imo. Their high protein and fat content makes them really satiating. I think they're the ultimate food if you're dieting.

Since gyms were closed, I cut for about 4-5mo at the start of lockdown. Everyday for those 5 months: sardines. Never got tied of 'em or felt like I was on horrific starvation rations.

Re: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

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Post by lapnitnelav » Sat, May 08, 2021, 4:43 AM UTC

Reminds me a lot of my uncle that had sort of taken over my grand-parent's farm and never really moved away from there.

I can definitely empathise with his mindset, especially after many years in the city. Though being from a culinary-centered culture, the one size fits all meal is really depressing to think about, especially that he probably can get some really good produce from people in his network.

Being a farmer is really something different and here in Western Europe (I'm going to assume there's not that much difference between UK and FR farming cultures), it's really a labour of love.

I've been lucky to have some exposure to this world through my family and people often have the wrong perception of it and quite often looked down upon by people that should know better.

Re: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

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Post by throwawayboise » Sat, May 08, 2021, 4:44 AM UTC

giantg2 wrote: post #35

justapassenger wrote: post #23

I often envy people like him. Working in tech it’s very hard not to get lost in rat race and always go for more money, more knowledge, more everything. I’m actively trying to avoid it, but it gets to me as well. And most of my friends think I’m weird that I don’t want to get one more promotion or why I don’t want to push myself outside of my comfort zone. I’m fine where I am.

If you don't at least pretend you want a promotion, you might be fired. It almost happened to me.

Yes, that can happen, but it entirely depends on where you work. Some employers are fine with letting people stay at a level if that's what they want. Of course their salary tends to stay pretty constant too in that case, you'll basically just get COL raises.

Re: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

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Post by culturestate » Sat, May 08, 2021, 4:45 AM UTC

robbrown451 wrote: post #168

isoskeles wrote: post #161

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I find them a bit less depressing than people frantically trying to experience "new" things as an effort to quiet the constant agitation of their souls.

I don't think that the reason I've tried Chinese food is to quiet the agitation of my soul. Do you?

I literally moved to China to try and find whatever I was missing at the time; a decade, four other countries, and countless adrenaline-seeking excursions later, some part of me is still searching.

It may not apply to everyone, or even a majority of people who go out of their way for something new, but I know exactly what the parent comment means.

Re: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

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Post by prawn » Sat, May 08, 2021, 4:51 AM UTC

voidfunc wrote: post #157

sethjgore wrote: post #149

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and whats the recipe?

1 onion 2-3 carrots 2 potatoes 2-3 celery sticks 1 fennel heart 1 red pepper 1-2 tomatoes (optional) Canillini beans 2 bayleaves salt and pepper suit to taste. 2qt water cook/simmer for 1-2hr I muck around with it sometimes... thrown siracha, hot peppers, sausage in it to varying degrees of tastiness. I generally sauté the onions, celery and fennel together then add the rest. It can all be done in one pot for conveni…

You could easily tweak this to be similar to something I grew up with, from Slovenia: https://www.tasteatlas.com/manestra Maybe cook longer and blend some of it to thicken it up.

Ours typically had pork and Polish sausage added, plus this type of pasta: https://www.google.com/search?q=Ditalini&safe=off&source=lnm...

It's similar to what Italians would know of as Pasta e fagioli (pasta and beans) but obviously varies by region, even village by village.

Re: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

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Post by throwawayboise » Sat, May 08, 2021, 4:53 AM UTC

scubbo wrote: post #26

rubidium wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

“ By not leaving my apartment for a year except for shopping” this is entirely foreign to me. Where do you live?!

Where do you live where you _have_ been leaving your home for non-essential reasons? I recognize that different countries have had differing levels of effect from COVID, but I'm not aware of any that hasn't had at least _some_ impact.

Midwest US. Restaurants and "non essential" businesses were closed here for a little while but everything reopened (with some capacity limitations) by about June 2020. Supermarkets, department stores such as Target, Walmart, never closed.

I've been working from home but going shopping, going to the gym, etc. as normal since the reopening last June. I never was much for eating at restaurants but they have been open also.

Other places in the US were far more locked down. I'm glad I don't live there.

Re: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

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Post by Hnrobert42 » Sat, May 08, 2021, 4:54 AM UTC

goostavos wrote: post #172

ip26 wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sounds like starvation rations…

Don't sleep on the canned sardines. They never stop being good imo. Their high protein and fat content makes them really satiating. I think they're the ultimate food if you're dieting. Since gyms were closed, I cut for about 4-5mo at the start of lockdown. Everyday for those 5 months: sardines. Never got tied of 'em or felt like I was on horrific starvation rations.

Be careful eating tinned fish that much. My cousin became very ill in university - losing hair, losing weight, sleepy all the time. They tested her for everything. Eventually they realized she had high levels of mercury from eating a tin of tuna daily. Sardines might be okay because they are smaller, so they bioaggregate less.

Re: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

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Post by ufmace » Sat, May 08, 2021, 4:56 AM UTC

eMGm4D0zgUAVXc7 wrote: post #4

[Removed by myself to obey voting result of being a bad post. Please do not beat the post's corpse any further :) Thank you.]

I'm a little sad that it's removed. Votes on HN are a fickle beast, a popularity contest. IMO, it's usually worth saying what you really think even if it might not be received too well. Especially if it's a unique and genuine perspective, rather than spam or mindless snark. IMO, if you've never been downvoted to -4, you've probably never said anything really interesting either.

Re: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

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Post by diehunde » Sat, May 08, 2021, 4:57 AM UTC

Trying to eat something different everyday is an American obsession that I'll never understand. It's just so stressful and inconvenient. I grew up in a small town where eating the same for dinner everyday was extremely common. Tea or coffee and bread. The only variable would be what you put in your bread. Some days it would be butter, some days it would jam. Some days it would be honey, some days it would be avocado.