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• Hacker News1Show HN: HackerBooks – HackerTube, but for books mentioned on HNA Hacker News post introduces a site, built by Claude (Opus 5.5) at the author's direction, that catalogs about 16.5k books recommended by at least two HN commenters from 2007 to now. Each book links to its comments, and the data is downloadable. The site counts mentions without judging sentiment, so praise and criticism both count.Site performance and tech stack:Commenters praised the site's speed and asked about its stack. The creator described plain JS, static JSON, Cloudflare hosting, R2 covers, and a Python and DuckDB pipeline over the HN dump, and admitted Claude drafted the post.Mentioned versus recommended wording:Users noted "recommended" was misleading since Mein Kampf showed 651 mentions. The wording changed to "mentioned by." Others flagged misclassified books and asked for feedback-based category refinement.Earlier clones and dead links:Earlier similar book-from-HN sites existed and many died, leaving dead bookmarks. Commenters noted HackerTube was failing and suggested Wayback Machine links or free archive.org versions once copyright expires.
• Reddit science1Kids of insecure, self-absorbed (narcissistic) parents were more likely to be depressed as young adults, mostly because they were made to act as the parent's emotional partner or therapist growing up, a study of 513 students in the US and Turkey has found. Surprisingly, it was more common in the US.Children whose parents rely on them for emotional support may face higher adult depression risk, according to a study of 513 US and Turkish university students. Emotional enmeshment linked perceived parental vulnerable narcissism to depressive symptoms in both cultures, though Americans reported more enmeshment.Neglect and emotional abuse by narcissistic parents:Commenters describe childhoods of neglect and emotional abuse, feeling like they only mattered when they boosted a parent's ego. They report lasting low self-esteem, anxiety, and years of therapy to recover.Individualistic culture fueling narcissism:Many users link the US findings to a society that rewards ambition and self-importance. Others note that Turkey's collectivism offers more support, so US parents lean on their kids more because isolated adults have fewer outlets.Relief from cutting off toxic parents:Adults who moved out or went no-contact describe freedom after escaping constant criticism and screaming. Some say it took years to adjust and wish they had done it sooner.
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