Re:Wish HN: Happy Holidays
by krapp on Friday December 24, 2021 @02:10PM
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> 1: how are hosting costs paid for?
This site is literally owned and operated by billionaires. Sam Altman could fund it with the change under his couch cushions.
>2: how many people need to get hit by a bus to bring it down?
Certainly more than one. Dang isn't even the only moderator.
>If Dan G got hit by a bus I know for a fact there is nobody who could replace him.
See point 2.
>When I imagine hacker news shutting down I can only think of the massive implications it would have for my life and I imagine feeling scared because it’s like a part of me is gone. It would be a massive thing and I’m not sure everyone like me realizes it.
This is just an internet forum. Most people are just here to waste time, and in the grand scheme of things, even within the tech industry, it isn't that important. The degree of emotional dependency and instability you're displaying here is unhealthy.
This site is literally owned and operated by billionaires. Sam Altman could fund it with the change under his couch cushions.
>2: how many people need to get hit by a bus to bring it down?
Certainly more than one. Dang isn't even the only moderator.
>If Dan G got hit by a bus I know for a fact there is nobody who could replace him.
See point 2.
>When I imagine hacker news shutting down I can only think of the massive implications it would have for my life and I imagine feeling scared because it’s like a part of me is gone. It would be a massive thing and I’m not sure everyone like me realizes it.
This is just an internet forum. Most people are just here to waste time, and in the grand scheme of things, even within the tech industry, it isn't that important. The degree of emotional dependency and instability you're displaying here is unhealthy.