On: Top 5 Regrets People Make on their Deathbed

[jaysonelliot]

I'd like to say that I'm surprised by the lack of introspection and thoughtfulness that I'm reading in these comments, but instead I'm just disappointed.

Perhaps most people here are just too busy living in the hubristic stage of their life to imagine that there's anything to be gained by occasionally listening to the wisdom of those who've gone before us.

[keiferski → jaysonelliot]

Agreed. 9/10 posters are intent on disproving the article in one way or another, rather than actually learning something from it.

"Critiquing articles on HN" likely isn't something they'll look favorably upon years from now.

[fecklessyouth → keiferski]

Frankly, neither is most stuff we do on the internet...

[spydum → jaysonelliot]

I think you've nailed it.