[noobaccount]

This post seems controversial to the community based on voting. I’m wondering how it does not contribute to the discussion. It seems like an obvious statement? Am I wrong in thinking that no behavioral technique is going to be ubiquitously beneficial?

[CJefferson]

It doesnt contribute because it is making a claim with no evidence, no discussion of what the harm is, and how common it is. You can basically make that reply to every post on hacker news, ever.

[DanBC]

I submitted the article. My comment explains why I submitted the article. The article talks about some of the harms.

"‘Mindfulness doesn’t help me,’ says Tyler, a 13-year-old student in a deprived area of southwest England. ‘Some people it helps, some it can make ’em feel worse.’ Gathered around a table in a large, cluttered classroom, five other students nod. Kayleigh cuts in: ‘Sometimes other things help me more. But they don’t listen to us, they just tell us to do mindfulness.’ "

[TheSpiceIsLife]

Sometimes, for whatever reason, people post terse comments.

When that happens, it’ll often spark a thread that then fills in the gaps.

Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html