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Alright. Thanks for the data point. But you left out income. The idea here is that HN users tend to be a biased sample. Most of us aren't impoverished. I woul
by sillysaurusx 5y ago
Alright. Thanks for the data point.
But you left out income. The idea here is that HN users tend to be a biased sample. Most of us aren't impoverished.
I would bet that your family's discussions are due to the fact that you have a stable, fully functional family. Most people outside of tech aren't as fortunate.
If I'm mistaken about this, and your family isn't middle class or higher, then that's an important data point though.
- astura 5y agoWtf?! I grew up impoverished. Impoverished people talk about tax filing time way, way more than well off people because they need the money (refund) much more. A very pleasant memory of my early childhood was at my aunt's house celebrating her tax refund with her by making strombolis.
- wolverine876 5y agoI'm not talking about my family discussions. Just turn on the local news and you'll see them discuss it, including the annual segment about the lines at the post office.
- sillysaurusx 5y agoAh. For what it's worth -- and it's possible I'm living in a bubble, but -- the only family member I know that watches the news is my dad. Everyone else quietly switched to netflix long ago. The news mostly comes from the drama of the day; things that show up on facebook. (The recent Chris Rock drama, and other nonsense like that.) I recently followed CBS on TikTok though, to my surprise. They had some of the best coverage of the Ukraine war I've seen. I even joked to my wife that the circle of life was complete: not only have I never watched the news in years, and not only does my dad have no clue what tiktok is, but now I'm watching the news on tiktok. Thanks for pointing out that the news is sometimes a valuable thing to keep on one's radar.
- wolverine876 5y agoFWIW, I don't watch local news; I read it online. But I've seen studies showing that it's still the most popular primary source of news.
- ghaff 5y agoApril 15 (ok. Sometimes a few days later based on holidays.) is pretty engrained into the minds of adult Americans who pay taxes. I have rarely watched tv news in years and don’t even get it any longer. But I can pretty much guarantee if you asked a bunch of middle class adults when tax day is, an overwhelming majority would tell you the correct answer.