The content of the post is underwhelming; the more interesting part is the comments.
Nobody deserves this.
If you think everything sucks and you truly want to make the world a better place, but don't know where to start, try showing kindness and empathy to the demographics the media has conditioned us to hate.
There used to be a disabled older homeless guy living out of a van on my street. I saw him scavenging for cans and struggling to carry them while using his cane. His story was that his family were estranged; no reason stated, but I didn't question it since there was a sparkle in his eye when he talked about rare occasions to see his granddaughter-- and anytime I came around (despite never once asking me for money). I'd donate my own cans as an excuse to stop by and see how he was doing though. It made his day to know anyone on earth gave enough of a shit to think about him. He's far from the only one out there.
The content of the post is underwhelming; the more interesting part is the comments.
Probably just an ad for the books. But some of the comments really are heartbreaking.
Tangentially, I've really come to appreciate that Hacker News sometimes provides a glimpse into non-tech topics I've otherwise wouldn't have come across.
One thing I've learned in life is that it's really challenging to comprehend the effects you may have on those over whom you have power, whether that's your children or your employees or even just members of a community you run.
The comments are interesting and heartbreaking, but some of them are really full of red or at least yellow flags.
try showing kindness and empathy to the demographics
the media has conditioned us to hate.
I'm not sure if I agree with this statement but for whatever it's worth, my parents were pretty awesome. So if the media is conditioning us to do this, it didn't work on me.
Nobody deserves this.
If you think everything sucks and you truly want to make the world a better place, but don't know where to start, try showing kindness and empathy to the demographics the media has conditioned us to hate.
There used to be a disabled older homeless guy living out of a van on my street. I saw him scavenging for cans and struggling to carry them while using his cane. His story was that his family were estranged; no reason stated, but I didn't question it since there was a sparkle in his eye when he talked about rare occasions to see his granddaughter-- and anytime I came around (despite never once asking me for money). I'd donate my own cans as an excuse to stop by and see how he was doing though. It made his day to know anyone on earth gave enough of a shit to think about him. He's far from the only one out there.