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Re:Ask HN: How to survive as a homeless programmer in the wi... by fartfeatures on Saturday February 24, 2024 @08:24PM (#39496739)
It is weird that a potential sympathy scam is getting so much traction here. This bears all the hallmarks of one and this forum really isn't the right place to seek help if it were genuine. It is a great place to find younger, potentially more naive people with high salaries though.
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Re:Ask HN: How to survive as a homeless programmer in the wi... by krowfooten on Saturday February 24, 2024 @09:09PM (#39496978)
I honestly agree and I'm also a bit surprised lol. I've been very wary of scams lately as many of them have gotten much better with the progress that's happening with AI. I should have made it more clear I'm looking more for kind/understanding people to talk to/get advice from rather than any financial aid or something of that sort, alas I ran into the character count limit on HN
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Re:Ask HN: How to survive as a homeless programmer in the wi... by 1letterunixname on Saturday February 24, 2024 @08:38PM (#39496810)
Condemning someone automatically with your paranoia is absurd and unreasonable. Cursory due-diligence would determine legitimacy with little effort. Give them the benefit of the doubt but you appear to be a troll.
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