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To be fair, HN is run by a startup investor, which attracts a specific audience. A lot of commenters here have kind of fetishized money and early retirement.
by foepys 5y ago
To be fair, HN is run by a startup investor, which attracts a specific audience.
A lot of commenters here have kind of fetishized money and early retirement.
- tomcam 5y agoI grew up not rich and not safe. You could say I've fetishized money because I've got a fair amount of it and greatly enjoy my work. But I see it as the most efficient way to protect me and mine. Living in a nearly crime-free neighborhood and having a shade tree doesn't seem like a fetish to me. This would put me in the group of people who are interested in, but not obsessed by, a choice not to monetize.
- WHA8m 5y agoAs I understood your parent, he/she was not talking about your kind of rich (what I'd consider a healthy rich) but rather a money at all costs and money for its own sake -kind of rich.
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- bingu 5y agoWithout the early retirement part.
- melenaboija 5y agoTotally agree and I see this trend worsening. Although for me is still the best place to consume technical content.
- analog31 5y agoWhen I first started following HN, I remarked to my spouse: "On the east coast, you're nobody if you're not rich. On the west coast, you're nobody if you're not trying to get rich."