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Did you get any further and find something else to feel weirdly personally attacked by? Not all of this has to apply to you and while I think the whole thing is

Did you get any further and find something else to feel weirdly personally attacked by? Not all of this has to apply to you and while I think the whole thing is a bit overwrought and silly this is a pretty visceral reaction to a relatively innocuous question. Personally I actually can use a reminder to eat because I have little appetite and won’t realize I haven’t eaten anything until the headache kicks in, which is a potential migraine trigger for me as well. To be clear I don’t want/need to eat something every four hours but that doesn’t make the question less valid for the purposes of reminding me to consider when I last ate.

hutzlibu 5y ago
Well, I also stopped after the first question, because the options to choose from, made me go away as it implies I MUST have eaten in the last 4 hours to feel good, which is BS. So why should I see whats more, if it starts so bad? If it would have been worded differently, to suggest that eating something might be a good idea - then I probably would have clicked further. But it has this absolute tone, that puts me off.
- scrollaway 5y ago
  The tone also straight up encourages snacking, and if you click through there it says: "When you need a snack, just pop some easy food in your mouth." It's an incredibly unhealthy thing to teach and that is just the first question.
  - prox 5y ago
    Would be better if it recommends fruit as a snack. A small citrus fruit can be really good.
    - unsigner 5y ago
      Blood sugar is blood sugar. You can do a lot worse than fruit, but that doesn’t make it harmless.
      - hutzlibu 5y ago
        Low blood sugar is not harmless either. It simply depends on the person, of whether they should eat something right now or not.
      - prox 5y ago
        I believe I read that sugar from fresh fruit enters slower because the fibers as opposed to processed products.
- philipswood 5y ago
  It also tells you to drink something at question three. So yeah...
LandR 5y ago
There's no option to get further. It asks have you eaten in the last four hours. Yes! Next question. I could use a snack... No, I need a meal. There is no option for "No, and I'm not hungry".
- padolsey 5y ago
  Heaven forbid you explore a noncategorical perspective and consider that the usefulness of the website is not contingent on your experiences alone nor on your insistence that it completely encompasses you.
  - mrpopo 5y ago
    I'm sure these people had the guts to click on the wrong answer out of curiosity. The problem is that this site gives very inadequate lifestyle advice from the first question.
    - y4mi 5y ago
      It reminded me to take my meds which I legitimately forgot to take this morning. Ymmv. I also think that the use of the shit emoticons should've been enough hint that this is primarily a joke website
  - philipswood 5y ago
    Um, If it is asking him actual questions and gets the first question wrong in terms of him I kind of see his point that is doesn't seem to apply to him very well? Imagine a questionnaire that starts with Do you currently program in: Cobol, fortran pascal or basic? Maybe it wouldn't be aimed at you...
  - marcellus23 5y ago
    Oh please. This website is supposed to offer advice, it’s worth criticizing that advice.
- HansHamster 5y ago
  And it asks if you need a nap I need a nap. Okay, I'm well-rested now. But there is no option for "I did and I'm still tired" :/
5350-uiop-1130 5y ago
> overwrought that's a word I needed in my vocab
aaron695 5y ago
carlosrg 5y ago
Maybe he's upset because he hasn't eaten yet.
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shlant 5y ago
the response is not super surprising. Fasting dogma is pretty prevalent on HN from my experience

hutzlibu 5y ago

Well, I also stopped after the first question, because the options to choose from, made me go away as it implies I MUST have eaten in the last 4 hours to feel good, which is BS. So why should I see whats more, if it starts so bad? If it would have been worded differently, to suggest that eating something might be a good idea - then I probably would have clicked further. But it has this absolute tone, that puts me off.

scrollaway 5y ago
The tone also straight up encourages snacking, and if you click through there it says: "When you need a snack, just pop some easy food in your mouth." It's an incredibly unhealthy thing to teach and that is just the first question.
- prox 5y ago
  Would be better if it recommends fruit as a snack. A small citrus fruit can be really good.
  - unsigner 5y ago
    Blood sugar is blood sugar. You can do a lot worse than fruit, but that doesn’t make it harmless.
    - hutzlibu 5y ago
      Low blood sugar is not harmless either. It simply depends on the person, of whether they should eat something right now or not.
    - prox 5y ago
      I believe I read that sugar from fresh fruit enters slower because the fibers as opposed to processed products.
philipswood 5y ago
It also tells you to drink something at question three. So yeah...

LandR 5y ago

There's no option to get further. It asks have you eaten in the last four hours. Yes! Next question. I could use a snack... No, I need a meal. There is no option for "No, and I'm not hungry".

padolsey 5y ago
Heaven forbid you explore a noncategorical perspective and consider that the usefulness of the website is not contingent on your experiences alone nor on your insistence that it completely encompasses you.
- mrpopo 5y ago
  I'm sure these people had the guts to click on the wrong answer out of curiosity. The problem is that this site gives very inadequate lifestyle advice from the first question.
  - y4mi 5y ago
    It reminded me to take my meds which I legitimately forgot to take this morning. Ymmv. I also think that the use of the shit emoticons should've been enough hint that this is primarily a joke website
- philipswood 5y ago
  Um, If it is asking him actual questions and gets the first question wrong in terms of him I kind of see his point that is doesn't seem to apply to him very well? Imagine a questionnaire that starts with Do you currently program in: Cobol, fortran pascal or basic? Maybe it wouldn't be aimed at you...
- marcellus23 5y ago
  Oh please. This website is supposed to offer advice, it’s worth criticizing that advice.
HansHamster 5y ago
And it asks if you need a nap I need a nap. Okay, I'm well-rested now. But there is no option for "I did and I'm still tired" :/

5350-uiop-1130 5y ago

> overwrought that's a word I needed in my vocab

aaron695 5y ago

carlosrg 5y ago

Maybe he's upset because he hasn't eaten yet.

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shlant 5y ago

the response is not super surprising. Fasting dogma is pretty prevalent on HN from my experience