Hacker News: SurfingAlpacahttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=SurfingAlpacaHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Mon, 19 Oct 2026 02:52:55 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by SurfingAlpaca in "How the Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” is deceiving"]]>Ye but I was saying more along the lines of I’ve already been spoiled on the plotline of what happened to Holmes. Idk if seeing the movie will be any different. Might be who knows

]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:27:44 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50139429SurfingAlpacahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50139429https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50139429<![CDATA[New comment by SurfingAlpaca in "I Became a Citizen of Japan"]]>Wdym? When you say ideals, a stereotype, for better or worse, seems to be they’re neat people. Something like that?

]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:18:38 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138127SurfingAlpacahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138127https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138127<![CDATA[New comment by SurfingAlpaca in "I Became a Citizen of Japan"]]>Ok I know a ton of people move to the west and so many move to other countries within the west as well. I moved to America too but I never got why people here talk so much about Japan. Like I have white/American friends who plan yearly or bi-yearly trips, learn the language, etc

I have nothing against the country or anything I’m just curious why Japan is so popular. Was it historical or something?

]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:15:13 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138110SurfingAlpacahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138110https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138110<![CDATA[New comment by SurfingAlpaca in "I Became a Citizen of Japan"]]>I want to understand something. Why are westerners so obsessed with Japan? I’m not trying to be offensive I’m just curious

]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:08:43 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138085SurfingAlpacahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138085https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138085