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quantified06/16/20255 repliesview on HN

Pretty much nothing of substance in the writeup. All about studying and flaws.


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jbm06/16/2025

Yeah I was honestly taken aback with how devoid of content this was. No personal stories or research.

The New Yorker version looks more interesting.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/05/26/this-is-your-p...

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calibas06/17/2025

It also makes some mistakes:

> Many of those who chose to participate were also considering leaving the profession at the outset and so could have been seeking a way to reconnect with the divine

From the study:

> 8% endorsing that they were currently considering leaving their vocation

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/psymed.2023.0044#sec-...

24 completed the study, so that's 2 people.

anigbrowl06/17/2025

Yeah, total clickbait

elevaet06/16/2025

I had to scroll up and down for a while, looking for the rest of the article. There wasn't any.

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RobRivera06/17/2025

Yea I was wondering if there was some UI issue on mobile bc I kept scrolling down expecting more.

I stopped and read the whole thing to be disappointed.

A blurb about [thing i am interested in].

I now feel like yelling at some clouds.

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