[HN Gopher] Hello
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       Hello
        
       Author : thunderbong
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2023-07-26 20:04 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (en.wikipedia.org)
        
       | WaffleIronMaker wrote:
       | In a fascinating coincidence, exactly as I pulled up this
       | article, my Mom excitedly said that she found an interesting
       | video on TikTok, which ended up being someone of someone reading
       | this Wikipedia page.
       | 
       | I didn't anticipate crossover between TikTok and Hacker News, but
       | I guess this is one example!
        
       | mif wrote:
       | Hello.
        
       | suprjami wrote:
       | I can't believe this word is only ~200 years old. It's been said
       | so commonly for generations that it seems unimaginable that it's
       | as new as modern technology like the telephone.
       | 
       | I can imagine King Arthur without a telephone. I can't imagine
       | King Arthur not saying hello.
       | 
       | It really makes you think about statements like Cleopatra lived
       | closer to us than to the building of the pyramids, or the Roman
       | Empire lasting so long.
       | 
       | Our perception of time is so strange.
        
         | constantcrying wrote:
         | It seems to also be a word _particular_ to telephone usage.
         | 
         | To me it seems that while greetings obviously have existed far,
         | far longer than a telephone, very rarely did you need a
         | greeting which in a completely neutral way announces your
         | existence.
        
       | gabrielsroka wrote:
       | "Hello, world" and Bell Labs.
       | 
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello,_World
        
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