[HN Gopher] Underrated reasons to be thankful
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Underrated reasons to be thankful
Author : maccaw
Score : 107 points
Date : 2022-11-24 19:08 UTC (3 hours ago)
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| maccaw wrote:
| The author's last-years underrated reasons to be thankful was
| also excellent: https://dynomight.net/thanks/
| kaushikc wrote:
| Imagine how thankful a duck should feel to walk on land, swim
| over and under water and also fly. If ducks got more time, they
| would've ruled the planet.
| zozbot234 wrote:
| Something I'm very much _not_ thankful for: the plight of
| indigenous peoples in what 's nowadays the U.S. I find it
| outrageous that we're all expected to happily celebrate a holiday
| that still glorifies--in myth and tradition, if not quite
| officially--the centuries-old genocidal oppression of Native
| peoples.
| smegma2 wrote:
| Bro has beef with a holiday
| codazoda wrote:
| 17. Ghosts don't exist
|
| I wish someone would tell the people I love about this. Nah,
| never mind, they don't need to know.
|
| Oh, BTW, it's usually when I'm most confident that I'm wrong.
| codecutter wrote:
| I am thankful
|
| for politicians, lawyers and tv evangelists because it gives me
| something to laugh at.
|
| for the significant other who hogs the covers every night,
| because he/she is not out with someone else.
|
| for the teenager who is not doing dishes but is watching tv,
| because that means he/she is at home and not on the streets.
|
| for the taxes that I pay, because it means that I am employed.
|
| for the mess to clean after a party, because it means that I have
| been surrounded by friends.
|
| for the clothes that fit a little too snug, because it means I
| have enough to eat.
|
| for my shadow that watches me work, because it means I am out in
| the sunshine.
|
| for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and
| gutters that need fixing, because it means I have a home.
|
| for all the complaining I hear about (legal abortions, the loss
| of the environment, the inefficient government, greedy
| corporations, etc.) because it means that we have freedom of
| speech.
|
| for the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot,
| because it means I am capable of walking and that I have been
| blessed with transportation.
|
| for my huge heating or cooling bill, because it means I am
| comfortable.
|
| for the ugly fat lady behind me in church that sings way off key,
| because it means that I can hear and see.
|
| for the huge pile of dirty laundry, because it means I have
| clothes to spare.
|
| for weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day, because
| it means I have been capable of working hard.
|
| for the alarm that goes of in the early morning hours, because it
| means that I am alive.
|
| and finally.......for too much spam and advertising, because it
| means I have friends, family and spammers/advertisers who are
| thinking of me.
| jschveibinz wrote:
| Very nicely said, and somewhat Taoist in philosophical tone.
| [deleted]
| n8cpdx wrote:
| I think sometimes people take too much for granted and can
| overthink thanksgiving. Just having the means to read this site
| means you probably have hundreds of things to be grateful for,
| like the ability to read and the leisure time to do so. But maybe
| that perspective comes from practicing gratitude daily rather
| than only once a year (not shading the holiday, it is great to
| also dedicate a special day).
|
| More relevant to the article, several of these things seem
| calibrated to cause division and strife at the thanksgiving
| dinner table. Sometimes being the drama can be fun, and I think
| the following would Do the trick:
|
| > That electric leaf blowers now exist and perhaps we can develop
| a new understanding that it's chill to not spew intermittent
| pitch-shifting mechanical shrieking sounds at deafening volumes
| all the time everywhere?
|
| > That ghosts don't exist, which wasn't obvious a thousand years
| ago.
| ChuckNorris89 wrote:
| _> the ability to read_
|
| This. A lot of people take for granted how cool it is to have a
| working pair of eyes. Or being able to hear everything. Or have
| all four limbs.
|
| We only appreciate health once we lose it.
| neilv wrote:
| Good thoughts to keep in mind before dispensing any
| roundhouse kicks.
| lr4444lr wrote:
| Here's one: that you don't have progressive lung disease.
|
| Enough of you I am sure have experienced briefly with COVID what
| it's like to acutely lose the freedom of an unobstructed breath.
|
| (And I hope those of you with long COVID are seeing eventual
| remission.)
| Dylan16807 wrote:
| Knowing the status of ghosts is cool and all, but why should I
| prefer that ghosts not exist??
| svilen_dobrev wrote:
| > 25 ... if we want to do something ambitious someday
|
| like, "dont try that at home" ..
| swader999 wrote:
| I'm thankful for God and all of you who contribute here.
| tombert wrote:
| As someone who has had an ulcer, I am super grateful that H.
| Pylori is substantially less common. Of all the diseases that
| I've had, it is easily the most unpleasant and I sincerely do not
| wish it even upon my worst enemies.
| aswanson wrote:
| I suffered necrotic tooth pain. Wish it on no one.
| chasd00 wrote:
| Working dry erase markers. You don't realize until you need to
| whiteboard something and all the markers are dried out and
| useless.
| monster_group wrote:
| That's why I always carry my own - especially for whiteboard
| interviews.
| lisper wrote:
| > That often there is a BIG PROBLEM that could have APOCALYPTIC
| CONSEQUENCES and we worry and worry and then it gets solved or
| goes away
|
| This is indeed something to be thankful for, but it is also
| something to be very wary of. Over-extrapolating this leads to
| complacency. Some problems, like climate change, are not just
| going to go away.
| a3w wrote:
| #28 That shoes [exist]. Shoes are pushed into the marked by Big
| Shoe. I stopped wearing them, and my health improved. Convince me
| wrong. /s
| User23 wrote:
| Reading this submission makes me thankful that I'm not an
| atheistic materialist.
| d_graeme wrote:
| archydeb wrote:
| Are the musical ratios right here? 25/12 is not approximately
| 4/3... I struggled to wrap my head around that one
|
| Otherwise, excellent!
| lisper wrote:
| Having traveled in many third-world countries I wake up every day
| thankful that I have a house with a roof and walls and a floor,
| and water that comes out of a tap that is safe to drink. Not only
| that, but I have _hot_ water that I don 't have to fetch firewood
| for. And lights that come on at night when I flip a switch. These
| are unimaginable luxuries for millions of people around the
| world.
|
| And don't even get me started about refrigerators and air
| conditioning.
| ulnarkressty wrote:
| After reading this article [0] today, I am thankful I have enough
| to feed my children. It is strange to feel relief and be
| distraught at the same time.
|
| [0] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63733683
| autotune wrote:
| How about we simplify it a bit:
|
| My dog
|
| Having a job
|
| Parents and relatives who don't get involved in scams. Except
| that one aunt.
|
| Living in a first world country and not having to deal with
| citizenship issues.
|
| No need to add all this additional complexity to something that
| should be so simple.
| buzzerbetrayed wrote:
| Pretty sure the article is just for fun. But also you can be
| grateful for both simple and complex things at the same time.
| autotune wrote:
| Totally agree! Just offering a counter point. All in good
| fun.
| mattpallissard wrote:
| > Except that one aunt.
|
| There's one in every crowd.
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