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What does this have to do with software or tech? are developers all depressed or something? Is this site just turning into another reddit? Someone please help m
by bischofs 11y ago
What does this have to do with software or tech? are developers all depressed or something? Is this site just turning into another reddit? Someone please help me to understand why hacker news should be a safe place for depressed people to talk about their feelings, there has to be a better venue for that.
- jamble 11y agoIt may not be directly related to the tech industry, but I certainly appreciate seeing more openness on the topic - especially because our mental state of mind impacts everything from motivation to try new things; to read and digest new information; to apply for a new job; and to hold a job. And so much more. Obviously, this is not exclusive to the tech industry, but I don't think that's any reason to shy away from like-minded people having discussions on the topic (by using HN). On the topic of mental health, I have recently had more pleasant and/or constructive conversations on HN than I have in years on other social media sites (reddit, facebook, twitter, tumblr). I also enjoy reading the comments and discussion on the subject quite a bit from the HN community. FWIW, I did also discover devpressed.com recently thanks to another mental health related thread and I'm grateful for that as well. Wouldn't have found that resource without HN. - SysEng with mental illness.
- tim333 11y agoI think Hacker News is unusually analytic on these things. The attitude is more that the neural computer has a depression bug, is there some hack that'll fix it?