I'm sorry but how is this relevant? How does this interest a hacker? I am of the opinion that this submission does not belong on the frontpage of Hacker News. T

I'm sorry but how is this relevant? How does this interest a hacker? I am of the opinion that this submission does not belong on the frontpage of Hacker News. The submission guideline says: "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity." The title of the submission satisfies this claim. For me -- and reading the comments for others as well -- that's where it stops. My issue is with the content. The book is summarized within 2 paragraphs which I personally don't find too interesting, but OK, maybe other people do. But when I read something like this: > Buddhism is hardly mainstream in Western culture – most would think of Asian monks or those who Kung-fu while wearing robes. Buddhism is a lot of things, but one way of looking at it is to see it as a belief system for contentment. And I think of the HN crowd and how many people here have some idea about meditation or Buddhism I just find the article below mediocre at best. It then gives a very very very -- 1 paragraph or 2 -- short primer on Buddhism and then does 2 other paragraphs tying in how Buddhism corresponds to the book. Paragraphs like: > What’s insightful about Manson’s treatment is his ability to tie in the issues with practical psychology, and biology as it relates to survival. This is apparent when he makes the argument that emotions are overrated. Manson may have written it insightful, but the author of the blog post doesn't show me how it is insightful. Buddhism itself -- especially modern texts -- are in fact already practical psychology, (pseudo-)biology and survival. This is nothing new. I find that there's very little meat here. If I may suggest a more interesting thing about Buddhism, survival and biology, then read Chade-Meng Tans blog and buy the book Search Inside Yourself. Here is a simple example blog post: http://chademeng.com/me/how-the-dalai-lama-surprised-me-again/ http://chademeng.com/me/how-the-dalai-lama-surprised-me-agai... Note: I'm just voicing my opinion. I'm not asking for the content to be removed, I'd have flagged it otherwise but I respect the submission and the idea that my view of what should or should not be posted on HN differs from other people their views. P.S. I personally find the blog of the person who submitted it more interesting: http://www.williamha.com/ http://www.williamha.com/ -- I mean no harm, I'm just genuinely surprised and maybe I'm venting a little, my apologies.