Hacker News: ien24sdqhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=ien24sdqHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Thu, 07 May 2026 00:44:02 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by ien24sdq in "Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the bad guys"]]>This is a really important thing that people on the left in particular seem to consistently overlook: local incentives, emergent corporate behaviors, and the unconscious need to believe you’re “right” have way more explanatory power than “X is actually evil”.

]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:55:46 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47879993ien24sdqhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47879993https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47879993<![CDATA[New comment by ien24sdq in "Meta and YouTube found negligent in landmark social media addiction case"]]>Gwern has a pretty good post on it:

https://gwern.net/nicotine

Intuitively, why would you chew nicontine gum to stop smoking if it was just as addictive as cigarettes?

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]]>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:05:57 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46520131ien24sdqhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46520131https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46520131<![CDATA[New comment by ien24sdq in "Autism should not be treated as a single condition"]]>This is a weird comment, and not surprising to see the downvotes - hope your day gets better!

One important thing that’s being missed here, though, is the role of parents - getting an ASD diagnosis is extremely useful for parents in terms of understanding/excusing their personal struggles in being a parent.

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