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friedman23
·4 anni fa·discuss
I tried everything before considering medication. I took every vitamin under the sun, walked 5 to 10 miles a day, lifted weights, did cardio, slept at the same exact time every day, and ate at the same exact time every day.

None of it worked. Medication, so far, has been life changing.
friedman23
·5 anni fa·discuss
> pretend play is the ultimate game but good luck finding a willing player over 12.

What do you think improv is? And pen and paper RPGs are a form of improv constrained by some rules. But those rules are what people agree for them to be and you can make them as restrictive or as loose as you can agree to.
friedman23
·5 anni fa·discuss
> I'm not really sure what political convenience has to do with this.

Political convenience is not burning any bridges. The only reason people aren't callous is fear of retribution.

>No, but it should probably have one if it's going to be a discussion on HN.

I really hate the word should, it's almost always used to force opinions on people without justification.

> Personally I it just gave me the impression that the person would benefit from therapy.

He would probably only need therapy if he stayed at oracle.
friedman23
·5 anni fa·discuss
> This strikes me as pretty childish.

It does because all adults are cynical nowadays and rather than speaking truth they will just sweep it under the rug for political convenience.

> I don't think anyone's going to suddenly switch to postgres as a result of this blog post...so really, what's the point?

Spreading the truth? Does it even need a point?

> The post just reads as bitter

Yeah it does, I still find it refreshing that this guy is just calling out all the bs as he sees it. He has nothing to gain from writing this, a lot to lose. It's pretty entertaining. Hope it doesn't affect him negatively.
friedman23
·5 anni fa·discuss
My problem isn't sleep, my problem is skipping meals which screws with my energy. I always get at least 8 hours of sleep.
friedman23
·5 anni fa·discuss
I used to be amazed wondering how people claimed to work 12 hours a day until I realized they consider writing emails and talking to people on the phone work (which it is). But of course me being a software engineer I imagined for some reason when they said work they meant something like coding which after 6 hours has me drained.