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I saw kernels of advice that seem relevant to people who tend to struggle with some aspects of social life (like me). Trauma is just a single factor that tends

I saw kernels of advice that seem relevant to people who tend to struggle with some aspects of social life (like me). Trauma is just a single factor that tends to complicate social life, but is far from the only reason someone might find value in the advice. You concluded that the article didn't need to be written, which suggests that perhaps the content is just not relevant to you. But that's the value of discussion threads like this - to reflect back what we heard, to read each other's reflections, and to take those into consideration as we contemplate the content and decide how valuable and relevant it is to each of us, individually. Sometimes perspectives will differ, and within those differences you'll find the entire value of a discussion thread.

lapcat 4y ago
> You concluded that the article didn't need to be written That's my opinion, but we can legitimately disagree about that. I have no wish to argue it. My argument with you was with your interpretation of the article: > The message I took from the writing wasn’t “like everything indiscriminately”, but closer to “stop making hating stuff a part of your identity”. You may have taken that message from the article, but you apparently already had that idea before you read the article. As far as I see, there's nothing in the article text that says anything like that. In any case, my original comment wasn't arguing with you but rather with someone else: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35122226 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35122226 You replied to me, but I don't think your reply was very relevant to mine.