[jgon]

Why do you think it is sad? Negative comment scores on Hacker News provide a motivator for you to improve your comments, thereby indirectly improving the quality of discourse for many others.

Votes on HN aren't totally random, you have choices on what sort of comments you make, and you can better your comments and yourself. Enjoy!

[skookumchuck]

It's sad because people view themselves as victims of chance with little to no power over their lives, and don't want to hear otherwise.

When I look at my friends, none of them fall into that category. For example, I have a friend who is currently reduced to living in a trailer. He's a serial entrepreneur, alternating between mansions and trailers. I've never seen him discouraged, he just picks up and takes another go at it. He's also (unsurprisingly to me) a heluva lot of fun to be around, always excited about this new venture he's doing.

People who believe their lives are run by (bad) luck never want to hear about the choices they've made, and the choices that are open to them to improve things for themselves. They're boring, sad people.

[DelightOne]

Surrender to the pressure, be a fish!