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You must be new to the internet. I hope you're aware that people sometimes spout nonsense they genuinely believe in. I know it's HN, but I like to keep my guard
by Cyph0n 10y ago
You must be new to the internet. I hope you're aware that people sometimes spout nonsense they genuinely believe in. I know it's HN, but I like to keep my guard up ;)
Let's say you saw a similar comment on HN describing why the Earth is flat. Would you have reacted the same way?
- dragonwriter 10y agoIt's plausible that someone could genuinely (if unjustifiably) believe that the Earth is flat. It is far less plausible that they could genuinely believe they have witnesses, first-hand, several instances of a passenger using a cellphone on a commercial flight and causing it to crash, plus instances of navigation and other failures caused by personal electronics.
- Cyph0n 10y agoYeah, I'm going to need some stats on that.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoSometimes a person can keep pretending they believe in the nonsense they write longer than you can believe they're only joking. Such is the Way of the Troll.