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> And then the policy you want is simple

Any time anyone says that complex societal issues can be solved with simple policy changes, alarm bells go off in my head.

By that I don't mean that simple solutions to complex problems do not exist, rather that getting them approved and implemented is often not so straight forward as some would like to think. Human societal systems are complex and very messy.

Watching the introduction of the embedded video gives me the feeling that the author is perhaps still studying economics and so it does come across quite hubristic to say to have a definitive answer in a early career paper that has yet to go through rigorous peer review.

This will probably get me down voted but I have zero sympathy for anyone who chooses to works for a company built up around the harvesting of personal information.

You do have a choice, and by staying you are making it. Stop playing at being a victim.

Ah yes, the good old US of A where a 23 year old can start out making $100k/yr.

While here I am, 39yo, having been in this field for 17 years and worked my way up to a lead, and having worked at banks, fintechs, medtechs and consultancies, am 'only' making roughly €76k/yr.

And this is with pouring personal time into studying and applying latest tech in side projects to stay relevant.

Honestly if the financials of the US tech scene ever normalize to what the rest of the world has, you guys are in for a rude awakening.

Why was the submission flagged (genuinely wondering)?

Trust your instincts.

Beautiful but heart breaking website. I genuinely hope the author will be successful in starting a family.

My partner and I are currently going through a surrogacy process, and it's been a brutal multi year project that has had numerous setbacks. At this point we are just white knuckling our way forward.

I'm glad we as a society have these options available for those that need them, but man is it hard going through these processes.

Fair enough, and I understand the arguments against adding that.

On the mobile extension side, just in case you were unaware, Firefox on Android has had extensions now for 2+ years.

Good luck with the project!

Sounds great! I've been thinking about making something similar now for a while.

If you don't mind me sharing ideas that I would love to have in such an extension:

- Changing the UI of the comment actions to make them easier to use. Using HN mostly on a phone, I keep hitting downvote when I mean to do the opposite. Similar with the collapse action.

- Keep a local list of users that get their comment subtrees stripped out. Some people are argumentative by nature and not in good faith. It's best to ignore them (easier when you don't see their comments).

- Hide new accounts by default (perhaps auto collapsed).

It is uncanny how much this mimics my own experience.

Was bullied between ages 11-16. Grew a a social circle in high school, which started fragmenting once everyone went off to university. I rarely if ever see any of them anymore.

Before the bullying, I was aparently happy and excited for most things (according to siblings). After it I have always been the low energy serious guy.

20 years on I feel an intense need for human connection, but no matter how much I try I never seem to be able to cultivate any kind of lasting relationship with others.