clarnaskirq

No offence, and with all due respect, but... although I've never said this or heard it said in a meeting, I've sure as hell felt it. Don't you get just bored surrounded by the same type of human?

I can only reiterate the other advice in this thread. I'm also recently divorced, and have similar feelings. If you want to share war stories let me know & I'll dm your twitter. Otherwise, best of luck!

And just my 5c: while loneliness is not an illness (in fact I'd say it's a logical, rational response to the situation many of us find ourselves in), therapy can still help us to understand ourselves better and maybe discover a way out of the situation.

I think this is putting the cart before the horse: rather than this mindset being caused by HN, it's more likely that people with this mindset are attracted to HN. I certainly sympathise - I find myself thinking the same way; but I ascribe it more to the profession I'm in (software engineering), and - probably more accurately - to a certain captious way of thinking that maybe led me to this profession.

As a web programmer, for whom the majority of this article is not only new, but difficult to comprehend, it makes me yearn to improve my web security knowledge. Any pointers?