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That's a fairly unempathetic view. I don't know what it's like to be a gambler, but I do know that anyone who thinks they are completely rational is only foolin

That's a fairly unempathetic view. I don't know what it's like to be a gambler, but I do know that anyone who thinks they are completely rational is only fooling themselves. We are emotional animals with a tiny rational voice that can only shunt our emotions in a better direction.

aaomidi 3y ago
To add to your point, these are companies with the ability to spend millions to get research done on the most efficient way to manipulate people. This isn’t just gambler vs some other person. This is one person against a resource pool worth millions of dollars. No individual in aggregate has a chance against that.
Waterluvian 3y ago
I think my number one pet peeve of this species is that people are so strongly inclined to assume that everyone’s experience is about the same as their experience. Empathy can be such an uphill battle.
- rjh29 3y ago
  Hacker News isn't really representative of humanity as a whole. It is a very thin slice of intelligent and creative but also cynical and pedantic people with low empathy and emotional intelligence. That is not a value judgement, that is just what it is. Virtually every top comment in every article is nitpicking or dismissal; positivity, especially blind positivity without any evidence, is not valued here.
  - JCharante 3y ago
    Well, if we’re not here to nitpick then what are we here for? Should the comment to upvote ratio decrease?
  - rkho 3y ago
    Hello! I apologize for this being extremely out of context but five months ago on one of my comment threads you recommended Takayama Showa-Kan and I wanted to let you know that I visited it last month and loved it (and Takayama as a whole). Thanks again for the rec!
    - rjh29 3y ago
      No problem! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
thibaut_barrere 3y ago
I agree! Looks like a variant of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_knowledge https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_knowledge

aaomidi 3y ago

To add to your point, these are companies with the ability to spend millions to get research done on the most efficient way to manipulate people. This isn’t just gambler vs some other person. This is one person against a resource pool worth millions of dollars. No individual in aggregate has a chance against that.

Waterluvian 3y ago

I think my number one pet peeve of this species is that people are so strongly inclined to assume that everyone’s experience is about the same as their experience. Empathy can be such an uphill battle.

rjh29 3y ago
Hacker News isn't really representative of humanity as a whole. It is a very thin slice of intelligent and creative but also cynical and pedantic people with low empathy and emotional intelligence. That is not a value judgement, that is just what it is. Virtually every top comment in every article is nitpicking or dismissal; positivity, especially blind positivity without any evidence, is not valued here.
- JCharante 3y ago
  Well, if we’re not here to nitpick then what are we here for? Should the comment to upvote ratio decrease?
- rkho 3y ago
  Hello! I apologize for this being extremely out of context but five months ago on one of my comment threads you recommended Takayama Showa-Kan and I wanted to let you know that I visited it last month and loved it (and Takayama as a whole). Thanks again for the rec!
  - rjh29 3y ago
    No problem! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

thibaut_barrere 3y ago

I agree! Looks like a variant of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_knowledge https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_knowledge