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I long for the day when someone can give advice based on their own personal experience without someone else being like “well that won’t work for literally every
by dartos 1y ago
I long for the day when someone can give advice based on their own personal experience without someone else being like “well that won’t work for literally everyone”
Yeah obviously. It’s a personal anecdote.
- luhsprwhk 1y agoI long for the day when people don't try to pass off vapid generic advice for likes. Waste of bandwidth.
- dartos 1y agoA bit cynical, no?
- luhsprwhk 1y agoGiving generic feel-good advice is a decent strategy to farm likes from the naive. Some people have no shame.
- ahmeneeroe-v2 1y agoDon't be afraid is excellent advice, sorry but you're coming off as very cynical.
- refulgentis 1y agoI was watching a trial the other day and the prosecutor asks "And did you often see your nephews at your mothers house when you video called her?", and the defendant, a dentists, says "Yep, watching TV, brushing their teeth.[5 second silence] Don't forget to brush your teeth. Really important." The prosecutor smiles, laughs, and says "A little dull humor never hurt, eh?" I'm not sure your average adult would find "don't be afraid" to be "advice", or some deeply meaningful advice that only a cynic would think was anything less than excellent.
- mathgladiator 1y agoIt's obnoxious behavior. For example, I decided when I was young to live in my car and be homeless. I saved a bunch of money, and I've been frugal most my life. I was also super focused at my work and climbed the ladder making real money. I believe most people don't have discipline to endure less than and the discipline to really listen to what power asks of them. There is a lot of great advice for people to do well in a job, but they just... don't apply it. These people are best to be ignored.
- groby_b 1y agoWhat's the _point_ of the anecdote, though? You're taking up everybody's time to tell a story, do us a favor to have a relevant point. "Have no fear" doesn't apply to the article, at all. You might as well write "what I learned was to not stick legos up my nostril". Also good advice. Also not applicable. It's fine if it doesn't work for everyone, it's annoying if it isn't relevant to anyone.
- yoyohello13 1y agoYou are reading Hacker News. You are literally here to waste time.
- kayodelycaon 1y agoIt’s not just a personal anecdote. It’s telling people what they should do. A personal anecdote would be saying this is what worked for me. Not this is how you should do it. It comes off as telling you what your problem is and how you should fix it.