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Actually I've been coming to HN on and off for years...I eventually get put off by the bugs. I just chose to register a different username yesterday. I also wouldn't say I'm hypercritical in pointing out serious flaws that have been there for years. I like to keep my products at zero known bugs and it irks me when I have to use a buggy product. Sorry to hear about your health problems...

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Have an upvote (for civility). But you still sound kind of spoiled to me. I have insanely high standards as well, which have allowed me to get well when doctors say it cannot be done. Yet, doing so has prevented me from being as accomplished as I would like in other areas (like financially). If you can pull off zero bugs, you probably have more supportive circumstances than most folks. And I still see no reason to apply that standard to this forum, given its purpose, constraints, etc.

No, I can assure you I do not have more supportive circumstances than most folks (certainly less than HN). Having zero known bugs is just a decision that anyone can make (but few choose to). Large companies like google and facebook (with the most resources) tend to be the worst offenders.

I also have suffered from chronic illness in the past, so I understand a little bit about what you are going through.

In other words: Companies that actually make good money don't bother to pursue that standard. That detail fits with my theory that my financial problems grow in part out of being too perfectionistic. Unfortunately, my survival depends upon my perfectionism. Thus I cannot actually afford to give it up.

I remain at an impasse.

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