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HN is social media. I’m learning this on social media. That’s a good thing. [1] What alcohol helps with is forming connections with other people. It lowers bar
by pitched 4mo ago
HN is social media. I’m learning this on social media. That’s a good thing. [1]
What alcohol helps with is forming connections with other people. It lowers barriers to sharing and those connections are important. [2]
In a world in the middle of “loneliness epidemics”, these are more important than ever. Getting drunk obviously doesn’t help though. Neither does yelling at everything on Facebook for hours.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_reserve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_reserve
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_support https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_support
- d3Xt3r 4mo agoHN isn't social media, it's a social news network[1] and maybe a forum, which is very different from social media. Regarding your second argument, while forming connections is good, cancer isn't. I don't know if it's worth getting cancer to make connections. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_News https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_News