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I'm in a state of disbelief that this is the top article on HN right now. Reading this article made me feel like I was shopping in the discount aisle of the po

• yread 15y ago
  You're absolutely correct. It's a pity I can't upvote only the comment thread without upvoting the article. I find the discussion here so good it reminds me of the "old HN" days :)
• rms 15y ago
  Yes, it is a really awful article. I'm sure it's not the worst thing to ever be #1 though. Some of the specific advice is interesting, even if oddly wrong on specifics. Box springs aren't really important unless the design of your frame or style of mattress requires one. There is way more to buying shoes than getting the most comfortable ones for <$100. Maybe I should write some call-out in overly emotional language about how you, Hacker News reader, should do ergonomics better. Probably I should just write it in earnest, but then it probably won't be interesting enough to capture the wisdom of the mob. I'm not sure if the author of this piece even realized his own thesis, which was basically "spend money on ergonomics" and instead he linked it together under the guise of being frugal, where frugality is a great attribute that is in reality divorced from the logic of this article.
• BrandonM 15y ago
  "This article is cheap shoes." I love this metaphor. Your comment perfectly summarized my feelings about the submission.