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A real person, a lot like you

Derek Sivers · talk · Watch on YouTube

Productivity & self-improvementInternet culture & memes

What it is

A three-minute video from Derek Sivers, based on his book Anything You Want, about remembering that the people you deal with online are real people. It contrasts how we treat people face to face with how we treat them online.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended in threads about online hostility as a short reminder to treat strangers as human beings.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2013

What HN commenters said

  1. “This is the video, I want everyone on internet to watch”

    A video everyone online should watch

    luckymurari, 2012-06 · Strong recommendation · in “How to beta test your mobile apps”

  2. “I think the lesson is rather important.”

    Reminds viewers that online strangers are real people

    patio11, 2011-08 · Recommendation · in “Bassnectar responds regarding music piracy”

  3. “There's a nice three-and-a-half-minute video based on it”

    A short video on treating online people as human

    networked, 2013-03 · Recommendation · in “Hello, I'm a Human Being”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: derek sivers, empathy, online behavior, customer service, short video

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