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Re:Tell HN: Locked out of Gmail account even after right pas... by MichaelZuo on Friday September 16, 2022 @10:47AM (#32866742)
Wasn't that their point though? That most folks only really learn through sufficient pain?
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Re:Tell HN: Locked out of Gmail account even after right pas... by TedDoesntTalk on Friday September 16, 2022 @11:18AM (#32867242)
Yes. That comment is unhelpful and only exacerbates the pain.
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Re:Tell HN: Locked out of Gmail account even after right pas... by MichaelZuo on Saturday September 17, 2022 @07:51PM (#32882834)
I don't want to nitpick but if they believe that most people only really learn through pain then they would likely also believe exacerbating pain is indeed helping.
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