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The most friendless place on Earth

21 points by andsoitis 10mo ago

nephihaha 10mo ago
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- nephihaha 10mo ago
  Why has this been voted down four times? Has someone got sock puppet accounts on here? (This same figure -4 turns up on another thread.) The link hadn't been posted when I put this reply on there.
  - rendx 10mo ago
    "In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html "Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - nephihaha 10mo ago
      Right. It is useful for people to know if an article is paywalled. It saves time.
      - gnabgib 10mo ago
        Your first comment misses the guideline: > But please don't post complaints about paywalls (Perhaps you missed rendx pointing this out first). Your question about the downvotes ("Has someone got sock puppet accounts on here?") misses the guideline: > Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like (Which rendx also pointed out). And the guideline: > Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
        nephihaha 10mo ago
        Who sets these guidelines and how can they be changed? Or am I not allowed to discuss that either? Would be helpful to know. It's also helpful to know when there is a paywall. Not obstructive.
        gnabgib 10mo ago
        The moderators maintain (but don't dictate) the guidelines. You can find out how to contact them from.. the guidelines. More details on paywalls: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://hn.algolia.com/?query=paywalls%20by:dang&dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?query=paywalls%20by:dang&dateRange=a...
        nephihaha 10mo ago
        It would be nice to know what the procedure is. Preferably something better than just "your comments have been noted".
swampangel 10mo ago
https://archive.ph/spMzH https://archive.ph/spMzH
sputknick 10mo ago
Tl;dr Madagascar
thunderbong 10mo ago
The article just puts poverty as a cause of loneliness. But I'm sure there are other factors which also add to it. Culture, shared rituals? One of the reasons, mentioned in the article, seems to be family members moving away looking for employment. The definition of loneliness used is - the painful mismatch between expectations of social connection and what happens in reality. But I'm not sure if people in the survey are also including familial connections there? Would this change between societies of large families versus small? I just feel that although poverty might be a major cause, there might be other reasons s well?
- NedF 10mo ago
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21 points by andsoitis 10mo ago

nephihaha 10mo ago

[flagged]

nephihaha 10mo ago
Why has this been voted down four times? Has someone got sock puppet accounts on here? (This same figure -4 turns up on another thread.) The link hadn't been posted when I put this reply on there.
- rendx 10mo ago
  "In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html "Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - nephihaha 10mo ago
    Right. It is useful for people to know if an article is paywalled. It saves time.
    - gnabgib 10mo ago
      Your first comment misses the guideline: > But please don't post complaints about paywalls (Perhaps you missed rendx pointing this out first). Your question about the downvotes ("Has someone got sock puppet accounts on here?") misses the guideline: > Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like (Which rendx also pointed out). And the guideline: > Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
      - nephihaha 10mo ago
        Who sets these guidelines and how can they be changed? Or am I not allowed to discuss that either? Would be helpful to know. It's also helpful to know when there is a paywall. Not obstructive.
        gnabgib 10mo ago
        The moderators maintain (but don't dictate) the guidelines. You can find out how to contact them from.. the guidelines. More details on paywalls: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://hn.algolia.com/?query=paywalls%20by:dang&dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?query=paywalls%20by:dang&dateRange=a...
        nephihaha 10mo ago
        It would be nice to know what the procedure is. Preferably something better than just "your comments have been noted".

swampangel 10mo ago

https://archive.ph/spMzH https://archive.ph/spMzH

sputknick 10mo ago

Tl;dr Madagascar

thunderbong 10mo ago

The article just puts poverty as a cause of loneliness. But I'm sure there are other factors which also add to it. Culture, shared rituals? One of the reasons, mentioned in the article, seems to be family members moving away looking for employment. The definition of loneliness used is - the painful mismatch between expectations of social connection and what happens in reality. But I'm not sure if people in the survey are also including familial connections there? Would this change between societies of large families versus small? I just feel that although poverty might be a major cause, there might be other reasons s well?

NedF 10mo ago
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