ankitshah

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by ankitshah 6y ago
You might like this address by Nipun Mehta called, "Paths Are Made for Walking": http://www.dailygood.org/story/236/paths-are-made-by-walking...
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by ankitshah 6y ago
Didn't mean for this to turn into a back and forth or debate about FB, but I don't get the sense that you and I are working off of similar bases of information. I do think the matter is a little more nuanced than you're sugge
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by ankitshah 6y ago
Beautifully put. I wrote a little about this on my website [here]( http://ankit.fyi/about ). You might enjoy this passage in particular related to your idea that you cannot prove: > I think misunderstanding as an epidemic
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by ankitshah 6y ago
Thanks for jumping in here Neil (and for doing your homework on my background :) I wrote a little bit more about this in these comments: - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23597561 - https://news.ycombinator.
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by ankitshah 6y ago
FWIW, I don't believe that any feature explicitly designed to help people come together over differences would be one that would see much use, despite its positive intentions. It's a well trodden hypothesis that Facebook optimizes
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by ankitshah 6y ago
I'm sure you'll find many articles and essays on solitude, connection and self knowledge that are efficient enough for your taste. I don't know that reading 6000 words on the subject suits everyone :)
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by ankitshah 6y ago
Great question (and thanks for commenting!) I think I hit on the point in this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23596448 I aimed to make this essay as easy to digest as possible, and part of that effort involve
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by ankitshah 6y ago
Thanks for explaining! I entirely agree. We all have many versions of ourselves, and they are all still us! I'm of the mind, however, that who we are when we are alone serves as a starting block around which our many other facets form.
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by ankitshah 6y ago
Means the world to read this Jack. Thanks so much for the kind comment. I'd love to know what parts of the essay resonate with you, what stuck, etc. Please feel free to reach out to me on email (ankit@teawithstrangers.com) or twitter.c
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by ankitshah 6y ago
I think you're onto something here ;) An earlier draft of this essay had a whole section about communing with nature and what it meant to go for a quiet walk by yourself. At its core, this whole essay is an ode to paying attention to y
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by ankitshah 6y ago
Plenty more. I've written maybe 200-300 questions over the years (and asked thousands more). I'm thinking to publish more of them in a neat and useful format soon for easy access and use. Should be ready in the next 2-4 weeks. If
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by ankitshah 6y ago
Thanks so much. I have a little email list on the site if you'd like to stay in touch. Haven't used it for much just yet, but hope to make it a starting point for good email conversations. I think Facebook is great for posting spe
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by ankitshah 6y ago
> the act of reading it was like a meditation What a beautifully put comment. Means the world to me that you felt so. RE: Facebook I too have many feelings about what FB's position in the world is, and I know that there's lots
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by ankitshah 6y ago
You're right! So much of this essay can find a mirror in Vedic, Jain, Buddhist and Taoist philosophies (and numerous other schools of thoughts and philosophies). I don't think my ideas here are original. My hope was that this essa
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by ankitshah 6y ago
I'm sorry you're disappointed by the fact that I said "FaceTime" three times in a 6000 word essay about connection with oneself. The essay is not predicated on you using Facebook, having an iPhone, using FaceTime, Zoom,
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by ankitshah 6y ago
My hope with the essay was primarily to provide a language, articulation and case to support the exploration of a relationship with self, but I definitely think it could use more substance in the area of "how to." Would love to kn
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by ankitshah 6y ago
:) Happy to know that this exceeded your expectations. The passage you shared is beautiful, but it's not quite registering how the essay evoked it for you. Can you say more? Btw - thanks for the flag on the SSL error. Fixed the URL and
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by ankitshah 6y ago
Wow, this is a really thoughtfully written page. Thanks for sharing it Pamar. I'll want to take some time to really digest your writing and synthesis of others' perspectives on the topics.
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by ankitshah 6y ago
Really kind of you. Thanks for saying so. Echoing bobbiechen — it's Squarespace, and this essay was designed as a page, not a blog post, which provided increased flexibility in the design, etc.. It's super robust if you break out
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by ankitshah 6y ago
Hi there! Ankit here, the writer of Being Alone. Thanks so much for sharing this on HN. Appreciate the kind comments and thoughtful reflections here. Honestly, I didn't anticipate that my writing would find its way to HN—and certainly
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by ankitshah 11y ago
That's probably why they put together the content in the form of a collection of interviews. They don't establish authority of knowledge. They establish authority of intelligent curiosity.
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by ankitshah 11y ago
I think this passage actually addresses the context of that question: >The difference between empathy and compassion is big. Empathy is understanding the pain. Compassion is about taking away the pain away from others, it’s about solving
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by ankitshah 11y ago
Hey jqm, I'm so sorry this is something you thought you had to outline. I do think it's worth noting that everyone has a lot of quality when you actually believe them into it (also known as Pygmalion Effect [see http://
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by ankitshah 11y ago
We're missing you Shane! Still remember seeing your facebook post. I think that was Alex's first tea time, and she had great things to say about your group! Bring some of your freshness back to the table brother. (Also next time I
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by ankitshah 11y ago
All about breaking down the barriers that exist between us. The grander vision is to create systems that make our cities feel more like neighborhoods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYcX534JqG4
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by ankitshah 11y ago
Perhaps for those who are a little more Anglophilic :) But generally, no. Haven't had any trouble on this front, thankfully!
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by ankitshah 11y ago
Great point about the chicken and egg problem. We try really hard to ensure we have preexisting interest in a city before launching, and we make sure we have a core group of hosts to lead the charge in expanding, spreading the word, and, of
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by ankitshah 11y ago
I love tea with strangers too!
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by ankitshah 11y ago
Golden.
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by ankitshah 11y ago
Great point. Fixing that!

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