Re:Ask HN: How Is Everyone Feeling?
by fvgvkujdfbllo on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @07:29AM
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Learned helplessness?
I was super calm and happy when we were told to train our replacements for next three months until we were laid off. There were some teammates who would cry in office or were visibly angry.
But I accepted my fate quickly. I had no choice, it was GFC, there were no jobs, I had low expenses and savings, so was not stressed about paying rent.
Re:Ask HN: How Is Everyone Feeling?
by thelastinuit on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @07:14AM
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Wait. I’m kinda pissed at YouTube’s bloody thumbnails and titles, Jesus, no one respects language anymore. It’s all fake.
Re:Ask HN: How Is Everyone Feeling?
by alexanderjchun on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @09:56AM
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Kind of why I'm asking. Everyone seems oddly calm despite all that's going on. I was wondering if I was missing something or if everyone had already started planning accordingly.
I have friends with different backgrounds that are across the political spectrum and it doesn't seem like any of them are doing anything different despite everyone agreeing that things have been getting worse.
Re:Ask HN: How Is Everyone Feeling?
by thenthenthen on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @11:45PM
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Similar feelings and situation. The past two years have been very though. I think I might have learned something from it: stay calm, step by step, tomorrow will be better. Very simplistic, almost cliché but for the first time in my life I feel no stress anymore..Have I become apathic?
P.S. My company (Yolo Group) just started layoffs. Is it weird that I’m calm?