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I feel like I'm responding to the most clueless and ridiculous HN comment ever, but I assume it's because it's fun to improve your skills and also to compete wi

I feel like I'm responding to the most clueless and ridiculous HN comment ever, but I assume it's because it's fun to improve your skills and also to compete with other humans. Do you not have a concept of this? I'm sorry for the snark, but your comment is extremely sad to me. It's shocking how much digital ink is spilled on HN explaining really simple human feelings to people who pretend that they don't understand them. Comments like yours are among the worst things about this place.

lwhi 2y ago
I'd assume HN has a large percentage of neurodiverse people.
- bowsamic 2y ago
  I didn't want to say it but yes, it feels like a large amount of the discourse I see on here is just people explaining things that are really obvious to me as a neurotypical person to people who seem to be autistic. I understand it's not really fair for me to complain about that, but it's naturally quite tiring to see constant explanations about the basic aspects of most humans.
  - lwhi 2y ago
    I'd imagine you don't find the same in the world outside HN, so it probably evens out.
dclowd9901 2y ago
I welcome snark if it means engagement in the question: what “skills” are you advancing here? The skill to be able to solve a Rubik’s cube? Why?! Honestly: why.
- bowsamic 2y ago
  I already said: because it's fun to improve your skills and also to compete with other humans. Rubik's cube is just one possible way to do this. Chess is another. Counter Strike is another. Running fast is another. Etc. etc.
  - dolmen 2y ago
    Also: competeting with other humans is also a form of socialization. And most humans like that.
- RetroTechie 2y ago
  Same reason people climb Mt. Everest. Why? Because the mountain is there. And it's a challenge.
- framapotari 2y ago
  Do you do anything for fun?
gravescale 2y ago
I mean it's better then "Ask HN: how to grind leetcode to get a FAANG job with TC over $400k, I want a million in the bank by age 25 latest?".

lwhi 2y ago

I'd assume HN has a large percentage of neurodiverse people.

bowsamic 2y ago
I didn't want to say it but yes, it feels like a large amount of the discourse I see on here is just people explaining things that are really obvious to me as a neurotypical person to people who seem to be autistic. I understand it's not really fair for me to complain about that, but it's naturally quite tiring to see constant explanations about the basic aspects of most humans.
- lwhi 2y ago
  I'd imagine you don't find the same in the world outside HN, so it probably evens out.

dclowd9901 2y ago

I welcome snark if it means engagement in the question: what “skills” are you advancing here? The skill to be able to solve a Rubik’s cube? Why?! Honestly: why.

bowsamic 2y ago
I already said: because it's fun to improve your skills and also to compete with other humans. Rubik's cube is just one possible way to do this. Chess is another. Counter Strike is another. Running fast is another. Etc. etc.
- dolmen 2y ago
  Also: competeting with other humans is also a form of socialization. And most humans like that.
RetroTechie 2y ago
Same reason people climb Mt. Everest. Why? Because the mountain is there. And it's a challenge.
framapotari 2y ago
Do you do anything for fun?

gravescale 2y ago

I mean it's better then "Ask HN: how to grind leetcode to get a FAANG job with TC over $400k, I want a million in the bank by age 25 latest?".