I typed out a long comment but it is not yet the time to say so much. I am starting to see paths unfold that I would not have thought possible ten years ago wh

I typed out a long comment but it is not yet the time to say so much. I am starting to see paths unfold that I would not have thought possible ten years ago when I was first introduced to HN by some fellow members of a student union I was in. These past ten years of my life have been a mixture of a lot of things. Failures, despair, depression, but also successes, personal growth and learning. For now I just want to say that spending a lot of time on HN is a double-edged sword, and I've seen both sides - it can be a time sink, as it has been for me at times, unhealthy even, but it is also an amazing place, and one that I am so, so happy that I was told of and that I decided to stick around on. And in case it wasn't abundantly clear - these paths that seem to be unfolding are in very very large part thanks to knowledge and awareness that I have gained from the posts and discussions that I read on HN and spent my time on.