In case you don't get many comments, it might be because this has been submitted a few times before. I've listed some of them here - there are more. It's clearly a popular item, and if people really do read it, then it certainly serves as a reminder to check our own priorities.

But how many people read it and try to be constructive?

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1570865

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1643239 <- This has the most coments

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2603369

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2604180

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2615886

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2617705

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2624341

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2743768

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3290059

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3306688

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3331535

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3398988

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3542280

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3629787

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3646379

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3816422

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3872345

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4174746