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Hacker News always has crazy takes when it comes to anything diet related. It's always strange. I totally agree: it's completely preposterous that they're burn

Hacker News always has crazy takes when it comes to anything diet related. It's always strange. I totally agree: it's completely preposterous that they're burning 6kcal sitting still regardless of how much they're thinking. People don't seem to realize how hard it is to burn that many calories when moving. That is advanced athlete levels of caloric burn. Does this caloric burn similarly apply while they're "training", or just at tournaments? Do they need to put down Olympic level meals every day just to sustain? What about other people who's job is thinking? Are mathematicians also forced to devote a significant part of their day just to ensuring can chew through 6000 calories worth of food? Or is there something about board movements that consumes extra calories? L shape? 3 calories. Straight line: one calories. If we could pin down which type of thought burned 100x more calories, we'd be onto something powerful here.

cecilpl2 4y ago
> Hacker News always has crazy takes when it comes to anything diet related. It's always strange. HN has crazy takes on everything not within the very narrow sphere of tech expertise that is common to everyone on this board. You notice it for diet-related things since you are a (relative) expert on that topic. But it's also the case for anything economic, political, scientific, or sports or hobby related, and so on.
- randomsearch 4y ago
  I don’t agree. I’m better versed in politics than most and HN comes across as naive about it, but not crazy. Nutrition seems a whole new ballgame. I’m going to speculate it’s because we know pretty much nothing about nutrition, and to hackers that’s unacceptable. We like to know the rules so we can hack them. But in nutrition no one even knows the rules, maybe the rules are different for different types of people, and that’s deeply unsatisfying.
systemvoltage 4y ago
Actually, it is not HN, but generally nutrition is one of the most bullshitted topics in the world. Everyone has their perspective completely conjured up from thin air. I don't trust any of these from any person: Nutrition Financial Advice Audiophile Advice Home therapy
ssnistfajen 4y ago
>Hacker News always has crazy takes when it comes to anything diet related. HN comment sections are useful only when it comes to tech/business/programming subjects now, and even then the noise to info ratio is getting quite high. Turns out in the 21st century intelligence and knowledge no longer span across subjects as universally as the 18th century.
userbinator 4y ago
If my estimates are correct, 6000 calories is approximately the energy it takes for a 75kg person to vertically climb 34km.

cecilpl2 4y ago

> Hacker News always has crazy takes when it comes to anything diet related. It's always strange. HN has crazy takes on everything not within the very narrow sphere of tech expertise that is common to everyone on this board. You notice it for diet-related things since you are a (relative) expert on that topic. But it's also the case for anything economic, political, scientific, or sports or hobby related, and so on.

randomsearch 4y ago
I don’t agree. I’m better versed in politics than most and HN comes across as naive about it, but not crazy. Nutrition seems a whole new ballgame. I’m going to speculate it’s because we know pretty much nothing about nutrition, and to hackers that’s unacceptable. We like to know the rules so we can hack them. But in nutrition no one even knows the rules, maybe the rules are different for different types of people, and that’s deeply unsatisfying.

systemvoltage 4y ago

Actually, it is not HN, but generally nutrition is one of the most bullshitted topics in the world. Everyone has their perspective completely conjured up from thin air. I don't trust any of these from any person: Nutrition Financial Advice Audiophile Advice Home therapy

ssnistfajen 4y ago

>Hacker News always has crazy takes when it comes to anything diet related. HN comment sections are useful only when it comes to tech/business/programming subjects now, and even then the noise to info ratio is getting quite high. Turns out in the 21st century intelligence and knowledge no longer span across subjects as universally as the 18th century.

userbinator 4y ago

If my estimates are correct, 6000 calories is approximately the energy it takes for a 75kg person to vertically climb 34km.