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		JacksonGariety on July 21, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Existential Depression in Gifted Children I posted it because I think HN attracts people who have the traits expressed in the article: - high potential for development - innately aware of problems in the world - over-exciteable - drawn towards 'escapes' that help them grow

eli_gottlieb on July 21, 2013 [–]

Really? Here I thought HN mostly attracts white or East Asian mostly-male, mostly-20-30-something computer programmers who live in orbit around the Silicon Valley start-up industry.

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