Hacker News with Generative AI: Human Nature

Observations from people-watching (skincontact.substack.com)
Painting weddings for a few years now, I have spent a fair bit of time observing strangers move through a room. Seeing someone new, I always have a feeling of noticing their internal architecture. I did not realize that some people do not feel this way, at least not as intensely.

Social Observation, People Watching, Human Nature

462 points by jger15 48 days ago | 229 comments

Ask HN: Are there "story-based" and "fact-based" people? (ycombinator.com)
I'm trying to process some conflict I've experienced, both in jobs and in my personal life. One synthesis I'm converging on is the idea that there are "story-based" people, and "fact-based" people. I self-identify as "fact-based", so I'm trying to articulate this while adjusting for my bias towards fact-basis :)

Psychology, Human Nature, Personal Development, Conflict Resolution

19 points by brw12 149 days ago | 32 comments

Uncertainty is part of being human, so how can we learn to live with it? (theguardian.com)
A professor of statistics explains that living is about taking risks and not knowing the outcome, and why it’s important to accept and embrace that

Uncertainty, Philosophy, Human Nature, Psychology

11 points by ColinWright 193 days ago | 3 comments

Contempt for the glue people (surfingcomplexity.blog)

Social Commentary, Human Nature, Philosophy

54 points by jakelazaroff 308 days ago | 40 comments

Doomscrolling, existential anxiety and pessimism about human nature (sciencedirect.com)

Psychology, Social Media, Human Nature

7 points by PaulHoule 325 days ago | 2 comments

Are people too flawed, ignorant, and tribal for open societies? (conspicuouscognition.com)

Society, Psychology, Human Nature, Philosophy

65 points by jseliger 342 days ago | 88 comments

Why parenting makes you human (josem.co)

Parenting, Psychology, Human Nature

32 points by josem 346 days ago | 19 comments

Good, Kind, Caring People Became the Bad Guys (okdoomer.io)

Social Commentary, Psychology, Human Nature

135 points by kmdupree 411 days ago | 137 comments