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How is this Hacker News? This belongs on Reddit.
by ericd 16y ago
How is this Hacker News? This belongs on Reddit.
- kingsley_20 16y agoI thought it was an interesting insight into a real child's mind, as opposed to the usual fearmongering that goes with such games usually. I thought it was cool that the child used his will against the overwhelming thrust of the game in an unconscious manner and won. If it is possible for the negative images and activity have a negative impact on his future life, then I'd argue that his actual heroic actions inside the game portend well for his future.
- tptacek 16y agoI won't cry if this gets flagged but I like any HN discussion that touches on parenthood, because it's another experience besides coding and entrepreneurship that I might share with people here.
- shrikant 16y ago..and provides for a classic hackers' sparring session: hands-on experience in one corner vs. those who've read all about it in the other.
- johngunderman 16y agoI think the conversation about this post is considerably more interesting and enlightening than what you would be likely to see from the same post on reddit.
- ericd 16y agoI agree, the conversation was fairly interesting, but the problem with the news feed widening its focus is that the site becomes interesting to a wider variety of people, with a tendency to regress towards the mean.