Possibility Acknowledgments

This cluster groups comments that tentatively acknowledge or speculate on the possibility of an idea, frequently using phrases like 'maybe', 'possible', 'perhaps', or 'might' without firm commitment.

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IMO maybe maybe possible possibility worth yeah right say sure modal excludes similar issues right maybe

Sample Comments

Lammy Apr 7, 2023 View on HN

It's possible, and that's all that matters IMO

vjekoslav Feb 19, 2025 View on HN

It's an open possibility :)

lazylizard Nov 15, 2020 View on HN

maybe not at all? maybe it could be better off? hmmmm

stcredzero May 12, 2018 View on HN

Maybe. Maybe there's an analogy somewhere.

rado Oct 16, 2020 View on HN

The answer seems to be “maybe”.

coldtea Apr 12, 2023 View on HN

That's a big maybe though...

vardhanagwal Jun 17, 2019 View on HN

Perhaps that's the case...

davegauer Nov 4, 2022 View on HN

There might be something to that!

ped4enko Feb 16, 2019 View on HN

"maybe" and maybe not.

tertius Apr 5, 2019 View on HN

Possible yes. Many things are possible.