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Site feels heartwarming, but why do people think it’s a good idea to throw random life advices at strangers that might be on the other side of the earth and liv
by makeitdouble 5y ago
Site feels heartwarming, but why do people think it’s a good idea to throw random life advices at strangers that might be on the other side of the earth and live a life they can’t even imagine ?
Horoscopes and fortune cookies usually make a outsized effort to come with as bland advice as possible. I’d imagine the owner of the site getting buckets of death threat level of feedback if this gets any traction.
- jstx1 5y agoDeath threats? Why so extreme? Or why even take the whole thing so seriously? I didn't think all the questions (or the options to choose from) were great but the general idea of checking whether you're okay physically, and then checking whether you're okay mentally, is very valid. > why do people think it’s a good idea to throw random life advices at strangers that might be on the other side of the earth and live a life they can’t even imagine ? People are sharing what they've learned. Advice doesn't need to work for everyone to be good advice. And it doesn't need to be perfect advice to teach you something useful.
- makeitdouble 5y agoI see HN as a very supportive community, and you can see the overall negativity of the feedback. This would be way worse in a facebook thread for instance. > Advice doesn't need to work for everyone to be good advice. This is a valid approach for personal advice, or at least advice from someone that identifies as an individual speaking for themselves. It’s a different matter when it is broadcast indiscriminately and sets itself as a self-help resource.