Why “person” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Definitely not just an IRS problem. But the IRS certainly sits atop this hill of phone calls you dread making each year. And you only call if it is absolutely necessary contact…
by dmqctx · Oct 16, 2026
It's one thing they can brag about, you know. Dumbing everything down to a single number, regardless of whether it's meaningful, feels impressive. The vast majority of LLM users…
by fg137 · Oct 16, 2026
You've missed my point entirely by trying to over literally interpret it as a closed form logical definition and proof. Classic HN. Any sufficiently advanced theft prevention de…
by jubilanti · Oct 16, 2026
> An average person who makes regular game purchases likes long games. They want value for their money, and the number of hours is a big factor. Is that the case? Or do they wan…
by mcphage · Oct 16, 2026
You are good! You had no obligation to keep that to yourself. The person in the wrong here was the CEO who failed to take basic steps to protect private information.
by alright2565 · Oct 16, 2026
60% is a lower figure than I would have expected. Prostitution has always been part of Japanese culture (though not as much as the Western view of the geisha would imply). And g…
by bryanlarsen · Oct 16, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "person" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "person" over time.
A person is a being who has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. Read more on Wikipedia