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It's not that i disagree that work/life balance isn't a serious issue, and a worthwhile topic of discussion, but why do people keep posting these threads in thi

It's not that i disagree that work/life balance isn't a serious issue, and a worthwhile topic of discussion, but why do people keep posting these threads in this sort of manner? Asking advice of strangers without any suitable knowledge of you or your significant other, or your relationship is not going to result in good advice, if one is genuinely unsure of where life is leading. In fact, most of the threads started in this manner, contain so little information that one can do little but caricature the participants. If you seriously want relationship advice, there are relationship/marriage councilors, if you think it's worth sorting out. Advice is also particularly pointless, again lacking any proper context for relating to the situation at hand. So i'm left wondering why these threads are started. Are these attempts at trolling? Flame bait? Is it an attempt to get something down on paper, to clarify the author's own thoughts on the subject (in which case, why post it to Hacker News)? ================================ As to the respondents, how on earth are you making the judgement that he should or shouldn't leave his girlfriend, given a total lack of knowledge regarding his startup? How can you possibly engage in a responsible cost-benefit analysis (even if it's not really quantifiable anyway), without receiving more than a 215 word description?

gruseom 17y ago
Actually, I kind of like these threads. I don't think people are asking for advice to dumbly follow so much as looking to hear about others' similar experiences and/or connect with kindred spirits. I think it's rather fascinating that HN has evolved in this direction (edit: because it's done so entirely spontaneously). Keep in mind, too, that some people are introverts who might feel better able to communicate online, at a safe distance, than they do in person. For them, the alternative might be not communicating at all.

gruseom 17y ago

Actually, I kind of like these threads. I don't think people are asking for advice to dumbly follow so much as looking to hear about others' similar experiences and/or connect with kindred spirits. I think it's rather fascinating that HN has evolved in this direction (edit: because it's done so entirely spontaneously). Keep in mind, too, that some people are introverts who might feel better able to communicate online, at a safe distance, than they do in person. For them, the alternative might be not communicating at all.