Ask HN: Why Are You Here?
by BrianOnHN on Hacker News.
I’ve been following HN for the past decade. It was an inspiration to see so many people working to make things better. Being part of a community that was solving problems, “improving the world,” gave me hope and purpose. Then, because of my own hope & purpose, I felt like I was able to contribute to hope & purpose in other people. But things are changing. Myself, I’ve lost hope. My hope that ‘things will get better’ is lost. I used to believe that startups were meant to solve painful problems. But the most painful problems in the world aren’t even discussed here. And I believe we can all agree, regardless of political affiliation, that the fabric of society is itself ‘at risk’ of collapse. So now, I most frequently come here for a distraction. To drown out the noise of reality with some overly complicated technical write-up, or some arm-chair theoretical physics, or plead with smart people to look deeper. Today I’m here, hoping, to find a little hope. Why are you here?