This is not a good response on HN, because the impact of your guessing wrong is much higher than the benefit of your guessing right.
That is, the chance that someone really is in a desperate situation, and that a snarky comment might push their head further underwater, is significant enough to not to post like this.
It doesn't mean you have to respond by donating money, of course, but we should all be a bit careful about who we decide to knock around on the internet.
That is, the chance that someone really is in a desperate situation, and that a snarky comment might push their head further underwater, is significant enough to not to post like this.
It doesn't mean you have to respond by donating money, of course, but we should all be a bit careful about who we decide to knock around on the internet.