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Re:Ask HN: What are the most uplifting comments you've read ... by marktangotango on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @01:37PM (#9415666)
The world is full of people like Zed, only people like Zed don't typically hang around on the internet. They're at the bar, or playing is a softball or bowling league, yelling at enlisted in the military, pulling over speeders, driving taxis in New York, or selling pizza by the slice at a pizzeria. what ever. These guys don't give an damn about your sensibilities, they're going to tell you what they think, whether you want to hear or not, and if the language is too coarse, too bad.

Dude can be an asshat no doubt. But that's allowed in my book.

Re:Ask HN: What are the most uplifting comments you've read ... by auxym on Friday April 24, 2015 @08:53AM (#9432961)
The great thing about these people, I think, is that they're going to tell you what they think about you, no BS, but they also expect the same from you: you can be 100% straight up with them.

Reminds me of a good friend and also of a regretted uncle. People I learned a lot from and who certainly played a part in making me who I am.