Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (May 14, 2023)
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<h1> Hacker News Top Stories</h1>
<p>Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for May 14, 2023 :</p>
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Three Companies Impersonated Millions to Influence Internet Policy
Summary: New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured $615,000 in penalties and disgorgement from three companies, LCX, Lead ID, and Ifficient, for supplying millions of fake public comments to influence the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) 2017 proceeding to repeal net neutrality rules. The investigation found that the fake comments used the identities of millions of consumers, including thousands of New Yorkers, without their knowledge or consent. This is the second series of agreements secured by Attorney General James with companies that supplied fake comments to the FCC.
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Instead of your Life's Purpose (2021)
Summary: The article argues that the common idea of having a special purpose in life is a misperception of what makes life meaningful. While some people may discover a mission that gives them meaning, for most of us, this approach is wrong. Instead, the author suggests a non-linear approach, which is premised on the idea that life is full of randomness punctuated by sudden moments of crises and opportunities, with vast potential for meaning-making. Rather than struggling to discover a purpose or vocation, we should become people who can recognize and exploit opportunities to create meaning as they arise. The article also explores different sources of meaning, such as participation in something larger, creativity, love, pro-social utility, and an internal sense of coherence, wholeness, and dignity. The author suggests that most of us develop a portfolio of meaning, and cannot derive it from only one source.