Lost Cat

#1

Post by allthebest » Thu, Jun 06, 2019, 1:00 AM UTC

Lost Cat
granta.com

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#2

Post by sridca » Thu, Jun 06, 2019, 11:02 AM UTC

Sad panda

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#3

Post by snvzz » Thu, Jun 06, 2019, 11:26 AM UTC

I'm not sure why you've linked this, what I'm supposed to see here.

Can you elaborate on that?

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#4

Post by maleno » Thu, Jun 06, 2019, 11:34 AM UTC

snvzz wrote: post #3

I'm not sure why you've linked this, what I'm supposed to see here. Can you elaborate on that?

Not OP but this is a wonderful essay by Mary Gaitskill, one of the most interesting writers at work today. This is probably my favourite Gaitskill essay, but I am a cat person so I'm biased.

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#5

Post by tanzann » Thu, Jun 06, 2019, 12:08 PM UTC

Can someone explain why some links appear on first HN page while the others end up laying unnoticed on second page?

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#6

Post by xgulfie » Thu, Jun 06, 2019, 12:47 PM UTC

This essay is more thought-provoking than I expected, I read it 2 hours ago and am still thinking about it.

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#7

Post by dngray » Thu, Jun 06, 2019, 2:06 PM UTC

maleno wrote: post #4

snvzz wrote: post #3

I'm not sure why you've linked this, what I'm supposed to see here. Can you elaborate on that?

Not OP but this is a wonderful essay by Mary Gaitskill, one of the most interesting writers at work today. This is probably my favourite Gaitskill essay, but I am a cat person so I'm biased.

I'm not really a cat person but I enjoyed it anyway (even if it got me in the feels). I am glad it was posted as I doubt I would have ever come across it otherwise.

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#8

Post by funkjunky » Thu, Jun 06, 2019, 3:25 PM UTC

I really, really enjoyed this. Also I cried a little.

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#9

Post by RandomBacon » Fri, Jun 07, 2019, 1:35 AM UTC

tanzann wrote: post #5

Can someone explain why some links appear on first HN page while the others end up laying unnoticed on second page?

Algorithms.

Don't know if this is the case here, but if a mod notices something interesting and it doesn't gain traction, they will invite the submitter to submit it again at a later date and add a bump to keep it up a little longer to see if it gains traction then.

It's nice that there is some variety of interesting things here so that it's not all tech-related. Most hackers love cats I think.

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#10

Post by thrower123 » Fri, Jun 07, 2019, 1:39 AM UTC

Is it just me, or is something screwy going on with this post? I feel like I've seen it every day for the past week, with the same comments getting forward-dated each time.