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This is one of the sweetest comments I've ever read on hacker news

• rubyfan 8y ago
  It’s misguided and incentive. Gut diseases aren’t cured by yogurt.
  • darkpuma 8y ago
    Ymmv, but I've found it helpful.
  • wolco 8y ago
    For many yogurt would be a bad thing to digest. For others it works perfectly. Depends on what bacteria you have/need. Too complex for a one liner.
• masonic 8y ago
  Even if well-intended, I think it's condescending.
  • _bxg1 8y ago
    Fwiw I didn't take it as condescending
  • aaronblohowiak 8y ago
    One improvement to my life is assuming positive intent. If there is a way I can interpret someone's comment in a positive light, I do so. I'd rather occasionally seem like a fool who didn't realize he was being insulted than hurt somebody by falsely accusing them of being mean. As a bonus, I am insulted a lot less ;)
  • goodpoint 8y ago
    Telling people with anxiety or depression to "relax" or "just be happy" is pretty insulting. A person with asthma or a broken leg is usually not told to just breathe or just go for a walk.
    • macawfish 8y ago
      Okay I definitely agree with you in situations where people are being invalidating. Tone is hard to read on the internet. Personally I read that comment as reassuring rather than invalidating. (Of course it wasn't directed at me). I get anxiety quite regularly and have battled depression since age 10 after experiencing something very traumatic. When someone manages to successfully reassure me, I'll take it. It can help break me out of my digging.