Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How can I stop this?

Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by NeverFade on Sunday January 05, 2020 @10:40PM (#21966246)

Sure. If that appeals to you, you're welcome to move to the Bay. You'll dodge so many bullets, that you'll forget what a date with a woman is ;-)

More seriously, while we'd love to impose moral views on reality, the simple fact is that when people can afford to be picky, they will be.

I don't know what you value in a romantic partner, but for simplicity, let's assume it's looks. If you arrived at some magical island where it was just you and hundreds of women, and 50% of those were supermodels, would you ever date an average girl?

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Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by chrisco255 on Monday January 06, 2020 @12:00AM (#21966567)

Maybe. If they were better at fishing than anyone else.

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Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by NeverFade on Monday January 06, 2020 @03:06AM (#21967437)

If hundreds of supermodels are competing for your attention, I'm sure many of them would become amazing at fishing, modern dancing, pottery-making, or whatever other random skill you find attractive.

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Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by chrisco255 on Monday January 06, 2020 @01:32PM (#21971666)

Obviously the point is that you still gotta survive on this island, and the reason why we have diversity in personality, physicality and intelligence is because different combinations of those things matter for survival. And it's unlikely that you would "date" at all in an island with such ratios.

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Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by heavenlyblue on Saturday January 11, 2020 @09:10PM (#22023968)

>> If you arrived at some magical island where it was just you and hundreds of women, and 50% of those were supermodels, would you ever date an average girl

I would start acting like an asshole because that would be the only way of keeping most of them from making advances on me all the time.

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Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by tomxor on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @07:00PM (#21986672)

I have no idea what your point is... i'm talking about avoiding women who are only interested in money or power, i.e gold diggers - that's not a healthy relationship for anyone.

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