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Am I missing something or is the article just giving a name to very generic muscle loss and saying that one can workout and get enough protein to combat it? I

by davemp 8y ago

Am I missing something or is the article just giving a name to very generic muscle loss and saying that one can workout and get enough protein to combat it? I hate to be overly critical, but these types of articles published by the likes of nytimes just make digesting news more difficult. Puff pieces honestly subtract value from my life. I with more news vendors would think about the value they provide in the internet age and adjust.

criddell 8y ago
The article is needlessly verbose. Here's the one paragraph that contains all of the information you need: > If you’re currently sedentary or have a serious chronic illness, check first with your doctor. But as soon as you get the go-ahead, start a strength-training program using free weights, resistance bands or machines, preferably after taking a few lessons from a physical therapist or certified trainer.
ekianjo 8y ago
Agree. I see also way too many NYtimes articles on HN recently. What happened to the adage that "if its on the popular media, it should probably not be on HN". Is HN turning into the comment system of the NYT?
- rrishi 8y ago
  > "if its on the popular media, it should probably not be on HN" Why though? Can't say for all but a majority of articles on popular media would be mostly right...that's why they are popular. As things go more fringe, there is less verification.
  - ekianjo 8y ago
    It's not about that. It's called　"Hacker News" for a reason. I don't mind having regular stories hitting HN sometimes, but there's nowadays a massive flux of NYT, and also NewYorker, TheAtlantic just to name a few, which were not there a few years back.
    - dominotw 8y ago
      I think software engineering used to be a nerdy hobby now its for 'everyone' ( due to the rise of amazing tooling/languages ect). That 'everyone' attitude is reflected on HN.
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by davemp 8y ago

criddell 8y ago

The article is needlessly verbose. Here's the one paragraph that contains all of the information you need: > If you’re currently sedentary or have a serious chronic illness, check first with your doctor. But as soon as you get the go-ahead, start a strength-training program using free weights, resistance bands or machines, preferably after taking a few lessons from a physical therapist or certified trainer.

ekianjo 8y ago

Agree. I see also way too many NYtimes articles on HN recently. What happened to the adage that "if its on the popular media, it should probably not be on HN". Is HN turning into the comment system of the NYT?

rrishi 8y ago
> "if its on the popular media, it should probably not be on HN" Why though? Can't say for all but a majority of articles on popular media would be mostly right...that's why they are popular. As things go more fringe, there is less verification.
- ekianjo 8y ago
  It's not about that. It's called　"Hacker News" for a reason. I don't mind having regular stories hitting HN sometimes, but there's nowadays a massive flux of NYT, and also NewYorker, TheAtlantic just to name a few, which were not there a few years back.
  - dominotw 8y ago
    I think software engineering used to be a nerdy hobby now its for 'everyone' ( due to the rise of amazing tooling/languages ect). That 'everyone' attitude is reflected on HN.
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