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The bubble cheerleaders that dominate HN groupthink don't consider ZH a credible source, so indirect linkage was likely done to avoid the insta-flag effect.
by daxorid 9y ago
The bubble cheerleaders that dominate HN groupthink don't consider ZH a credible source, so indirect linkage was likely done to avoid the insta-flag effect.
- mywittyname 9y agoThe problem with ZH is, once people know the story, they can predict the narrative. That's a pretty clear indicator of bias. Admittedly, in this case it was rather cut-and-dry.
- dang 9y agoUnless you have data, please don't post generalizations about HN as ammunition in an argument. Those are off-topic and nearly always false. We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15066201 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15066201 and marked it off-topic.