At American universities, reading the DSM and acquiring an Adderall script is a right of passage, unless you're wealthy enough to buy them from other kids to avoid having that on your medical record.
So, it puts me at risk to participate like that even under a pseudonym. But, if you really think people like me are why HN isn't what it used to be then I'll step aside. I wish this place had the community it used to have, too.
I always bookmark these idea mining threads, has anyone ever made use of them?
My though, because I haven't, is that if you want to essentially work on someone else's idea then go be an employee, otherwise the first actually passionate person will steal the show as soon as they show up.
Thanks for the information. Does dark matter ever enter the discussion in terms of "there isn't even close to enough asymmetry to explain the amount of matter and the lack of antimatter we observe."
Well, living in a highly militarized US city that sees vendors come in for various presentations regularly, not only is "lethality" a word that businesses use to sell, but also one everyone gets excited to hear. It's definitely weird at first as a civilian. But I see how it quickly becomes CAC/LTV.
Wasn't sarcasm. More like an effort to prepare for worst, while still hoping for the best. Sorry I didn't make it evident that I actually do agree with all of your sentiment.
Problems may not exist, or be less obvious at least, if their bodies adapted to eating soy over generations. Even differences in gut biome can explain this.
> How do you address this issue? I think it's cheaper and better for everyone to address unfairness than to try to fix people after they come to feel abused by the world.
Yes, but somehow forward thinking isn't a common phenomenon in our society.
> Dear downvoter, I'd be interested in reading why I deserved it.
Undoubtedly you didn't "deserve" it. The voting system is just a way for the prevailing cliques to signify who's present. This thread is ripe with the hateful and helpless young men referred to in the article, evident by many of the comments. The worse part is that growing trend in this direction on HN. I'd say HN is currently experiencing max Q and I'm not sure it will make it to the other side without succumbing to the pressure(ie decent people leaving the site for good).
The experience here is worse than before, but still better than elsewhere. I think that means HN is ripe for innovation!
> I want to build a legacy, not some zuck or besos weekend shopping item.
Yeah, keep that view and you'll succeed. Beware of: children, relationships that expect things from you, anyone that isn't within your reality distortion field.
I'm with you. I guess your in your twenties. Me, early thirties. It does get harder to say no to everything everyone around you is doing successfully, for moral reasons.
Zuck/bezos and your kid stops getting bullied at public school...
Also: money buys legacy. Bezos and zuck can scrub the web of their wrongdoings(not that there are any) with 0.00000001% of they're stash.
It's the chicken egg problem. Woman birthed man. Who's to blame?
In all seriousness, if we are to succeed as a society, then ignorantly maintaining what are mostly over generalizations and stereotypes related to gender is a failing proposition. And that involves anything that existed pre-the-whole-world-is-now-connected.
That means
> It's not a binary decision, people. We don't need to decide which gender/sex is "better" or "more right".
But, for most of our parents it was binary and decision was obvious.
People fantasize about going back to that. Even the young kids, Gen Z, which is most concerning. Something alarming is that this comes from a feeling of helplessness. That and similar feelings explains the increase in massacres, hatred, and even why terrorists traditionally came from countries in turmoil. The kids need to be feeling hopeful not helpless.
How is that women's fault that your dad was obviously not around and you that's why you hold this asinine view? As a fellow man, grow a pair of fucking balls and ask what you can do for your country and stop blaming women. Real men used to protect women. Grow the fuck up.
I bet you want to be coddled because "it's so tough for man." Give me a break...
If this is really the mainstream thought process of men these days then we're screwed. Want to "be a man?" Solve hard problems. "Men being so manly and not fitting in because of it" is a perfect place to start. Prove your manliness by solving it.
Well put. I had a much less constructive take on this comment, since deleted, because it wreaks of insecurity that's causing so much of this problem.
My dad was great, but through divorce, I had other great male role models, none of which you'd consider "feminine." However, it helped me understand the plurality of what it means to be a man. There are many ways to embrace your "natural" manhood that are beneficial to society. Animals rape each other, but we're not animals. Don't fall for the naturalistic fallacies.