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This is such an HN reply. Tear everything to shreds. Who cares if it "would be useful in a limited subset of cases where the tremor resembles another condition
by chez17 12y ago
This is such an HN reply. Tear everything to shreds. Who cares if it "would be useful in a limited subset of cases where the tremor resembles another condition known as essential tremor"? Seriously, no one is forcing you to buy one. Be happy that people who are sick get the dignity of feeding themselves back. This is only positive. This can only get better. FFS...
- TeMPOraL 12y ago> Tear everything to shreds. That's also called "constructive feedback" or "having something useful to say". OP offered his thoughts on the best cases where this technology could be applied while explaining how Parkinson actually works and how this limits the usefulness of this solution. If this is "such an HN reply", then this is also the kind of reply for which I come back to this site.
- gfosco 12y agoLets just be clear... He recommended BRAIN SURGERY rather than a simple "hack" spoon.
- Rayne 12y agoWell, so would I. The spoon doesn't cure the symptoms.
- Kluny 12y agoI don't know the exact numbers, but I definitely feel like brain surgery carries a much higher risk with it than a new spoon. Some people might prefer not to take that risk, especially in cases of elderly people who may not be strong enough to survive surgery.
- TeMPOraL 12y agoWell, so what? It seems to be a standard medical practice. It only sounds scary because it's new / we're used to have it sound scary in TV shows.
- pavel_lishin 12y agoIt also sounds expensive.
- aestra 12y agoBrain surgery is very risky, invasive, and is only available to a subset of the population. Spoons are risk free.
- smtddr 12y agoA small amount of "constructive feedback" drowned out by the excessive pessimism that one can only find in HN comments. Let me also mention that we don't live in a world where everyone can(or even wants to) get brain surgery.
- TeMPOraL 12y agoExcessive pessimism? All he said is that this "will not be as useful in most cases of Parkinson's disease" because <list of reasons>. For me this is clear thinking, not pessimism. If one is not able to handle this kind of feedback without going emotional, then one most certainly lives in the world of self-induced delusions.
- chez17 12y agoThere is literally not a single sentence of "constructive feedback" in that post. Just a post being a typical HN complainer about how since it's not perfect it won't work. He did offer his thoughts on the "best cases" but he did it in the most typical dick head know-it-all way. There was nothing positive about his post when something like this is only positive. I'm shocked you come to this site for that type of comment when there are so many great comments that actually contribute and actually offer constructive feedback.
- caycep 12y agoI think of it as what is the overall benefit. For Parkinson's, the DBS will enable them to move and walk. Many advanced patients have tremor but can't move well enough to even use a spoon. To me, it seems like a solution that doesn't really see the forest for the trees. Not that the spoon won't be useful in many situations, but I've seen other appliances - walkers with laser cues to try and improve the "freezing of gait" phenomenon, stomach tubes to try and get over the fluctuating levels of medications, all tried. They're nice, they're not invasive, they don't get used. PD is complicated enough that solutions need to get a hold of the "big picture". For ET, it probably would have more of a role but still, what about writing, handling complex controls, etc? The spoon may fix a limited set of problems in all of this, but the bigger picture is what will get a bed bound or wheelchair bound patient back on their feet and doing all the things they need to do in daily life. There are better solutions available for this than just the spoon.