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I wasn’t criticizing the author. The author says that money they have when they die is of zero value to them. It’s the polar opposite of my perspective, as a pe
by BadCookie 6y ago
I wasn’t criticizing the author. The author says that money they have when they die is of zero value to them. It’s the polar opposite of my perspective, as a person with a special needs child who must plan to support that child beyond my death.
So I’m surprised that I am getting chastised for this comment.
A quote from the article that stood out to me: “For me, though, a billion dollars after either I’m too old to enjoy it or after I’m dead is worth nothing. I’d literally rather have one dollar in my hand today.“
- dang 6y agoBut "this person must not have children" is such a shallow internet dismissal (edit: at least that's how it reads to me). Kent has written publicly about his children, btw. That makes me think I probably should have cited this guideline instead, though: "Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html