Re:Ask HN: Is HN a ‘healthy online community’? I’m doing a c...
by smoyer on Friday March 27, 2020 @08:24PM
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I've also been handwriting small thank you notes and "kudo cards" the last few years ... it just never occurred to me that people here needed the same type of validation as those I interact with IRL.
This is something I am trying to do in real life as well (although I don't always succeed). For some reason it's really easy for me to open my mouth to talk about weakenesses/problems with things, but it's not as natural to highlight the positive aspects. I also try to say aloud my positive thoughts about people when they pop in my head instead of keeping them to myself.