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Ask HN: Which are the things you want the most?
Just a question, in order to know which are the things that are valuable to us. Also... which are the things you don't want, but have to do in order to get those what you want?
- mcav 18y agoValuable: Time. Friendship. Backups. Moore's law. Coffee. Unwanted: Excess red tape. Non-deterministic bugs. Win32. IE. Reality TV. Murphy's law.
- unalone 18y agoI'll be materialistic in my response, because love and all that jazz obviously are up there. I want things that do what I want them to do. For four years that meant the Mac I have now. Now that I've got it, I'll be content for years and years. I want stuff that changes how I look at the world. That means music, books, movies, but all stuff that changes me as I consume it. I want people who are able to tolerate me and who I in turn can tolerate because we have similar values and standards. I want out of my life the things that don't matter to me. Right now that means a lot of my classwork in college, which is the stuff that's teaching me the least. In the future... who knows? There'll probably always be something. Hopefully there will be less every year of my life.
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- Allocator2008 18y agoValuable in no particular order: Coffee and/or coca cola. Boyfriend. Any book by Richard Dawkins, Dan Dennett, Sue Blackmore, Peter Atkins, Stephen Hawking. Any psychological horror film like 'Session 9' or 'In the Mouth of Madness'. Formerly camels, now e-cigs for nicotine. CNN. C. Cygwin. Textpad. Things-to-be-endured: Diet coke. Boyfriend's spending habits. Any book positing emergent, or anti-reductionist views of any sort. Mindless slashers like 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre'. Nicotine gum that doesn't do squat. Fox News. Java. DOS prompt. Ultra-edit.
- radu_floricica 18y agoHuh. When you find just one name you don't know in a list, you know you found something interesting :) Thanks. (it was Susan Blackmore).
- nraynaud 18y agowant : time to go surfing, rock climbing, meeting friends at the bar. do not want : development (but that's the only thing I feel good at :( ), redtape, trying to sell stuff, trying to sell myself.
- tokenadult 18y agoOpportunities for eager learners to more faster without being hobbled by the school system. http://learninfreedom.org/ http://learninfreedom.org/
- tptacek 18y agoMore time. Thanks a lot.
- BigCanOfTuna 18y agoI want to experience innovation without advertisements.
- apsurd 18y agoif you have not noticed yet, HN is pretty heavy on the entrepreneurial spirit. That is to say we generally accept the constructs of Capitalism. If you do not like advertisements, develop a better system that gives companies a good incentive for offering products and services to consumers AT NO COST.
- charlesju 18y agoOk, I'll play devil's advocate. Money. Not so much to spend it on stuff, but rather the freedom that money buys in today's society.
- unalone 18y agoYou know, most of the freedom money gives you is the freedom to buy stuff.
- aaronblohowiak 18y agoIt is also the freedom to: live wherever you want, do most of the things you want to do, go wherever you want, and (most importantly for me) the freedom to not have to spend most of your time at somebody else's whim.
- unalone 18y agoBut that's all because money pays for the stuff. (I think I'm being stupidly obvious right now, so I'll apologize: I thought the OP was referring to the social impact that people knowing you've got money has, and I don't think that's actually what he meant.
- anamax 18y agoYou write that like "buying stuff" is a bad thing. It isn't. Stuff makes things possible.
- apsurd 18y agoA woman's love <3
- utx00 18y agoto stay healthy. everything else is minor in comparison.
- speek 18y ago(In no particular order) Want: Artificial Intelligence, Seamless integration between tech and humans, Technological innovation, Good health, Time, Love, Friends, Good books, Good movies Do Not Want: Death, Extremists, Bad movies, Bad friends, Bad books
- rw 18y agoMy supergoal: Get everyone to the top of Maslow's hierarchy. Forever.
- vaksel 18y agoFreedom to do nothing. Everything else comes from that.
- bozone888 18y agoi want to make an impact on other people's lives, like creating a popular product or teaching them how to do things in right ways.
- rokhayakebe 18y agoThings (material): Rocio Romero LV. Vintage Schwimm. Vintage typewriter.
- avner 18y agoI always remember what my mother once told me: "Son, whatever you do in life, treasure your family and friends. Don't do things I wouldn't be proud of and always remember- health is greater than wealth."
- Devilboy 18y agoWorld peace
- tutwabee 18y agoHealth and useful work that brings enjoyment.
- visitor4rmindia 18y agoWhat I want: Time (I wish I could live forever) and Happiness. Striving for it by: Friendship, Family, Health, Savings, Entertainment
- phillian 18y agoA futon and a few kettlebells for the office. A power nap and a quick 15 minute workout can do wonderful things for productivity.
- HeyLaughingBoy 18y agoMoney and health. Just about every problem I have right now (and for the foreseeable future) can be solved by the judicious application of money. Health can be improved by money, but not guaranteed by it. Love and friends are also important, but I already have that.