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Man-made global warming is a myth.

by lhnn 16y ago

lhnn 16y ago
I knew I'd get downvoted for stating the fact... The problem with that Twitter bot is that which ever side it promoted, it's still stating "facts" without citation (as I have done). That's the problem with Twitter: it's useless as a platform for DISCUSSION. The bot author is a spambot, not a chatbot, and is another reason to stay away from that website.
- dangrossman 16y ago
  I glanced over the bot's Twitter stream and it appeared that every response it sent out included a headline/quote and a link. None of the tweets were simply assertions without a link to research or an article to back them up.
  - lhnn 16y ago
    Apologies, I thought the text displayed was all the twitter feed was sending. Twitter still sucks, though.
  - lzw 16y ago
    Actually all of them are because it is just linking to random papers without any understanding of context-- it can't have understanding because it is a bot. This is actually a very accurate simulation of attempting to debate with a global warming zealot.
- chc 16y ago
  The bot may have problems, but I don't think its problem is that Twitter and Hacker News are two very different venues.
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lzw 16y ago
It is a myth. It is an ideology that rejects science. And the proof that hacker news is full of ignorant college students who choose ideology over science (and capitalism, for that matter) is the fact that any failure to blindly advocate the socialist position is automatically downvoted. EDIT: I take the downvotes this post is getting as proof that my hypothesis is correct. If my hypothesis were wrong, I would get actual responses or counter arguments attempting to illuminate me. Downvotes are cowardly.
- loewenskind 16y ago
  >and capitalism, for that matter Do you mean they choose Capitalism over Science (i.e. make money on the "green" wave) or ideology over Capitalism?
- orborde 16y ago
  I think this comment is heavily downvoted because it's all self-righteousness and ad hominem ("ignorant college students") without real discussion. You're probably getting downvoted elsewhere for claiming global warming is a myth, but you're making actual arguments, so those comments aren't in the karma hole. Your comment here is just bile without useful content.

Man-made global warming is a myth.

by lhnn 16y ago

Man-made global warming is a myth.

lhnn 16y ago

I knew I'd get downvoted for stating the fact... The problem with that Twitter bot is that which ever side it promoted, it's still stating "facts" without citation (as I have done). That's the problem with Twitter: it's useless as a platform for DISCUSSION. The bot author is a spambot, not a chatbot, and is another reason to stay away from that website.

dangrossman 16y ago
I glanced over the bot's Twitter stream and it appeared that every response it sent out included a headline/quote and a link. None of the tweets were simply assertions without a link to research or an article to back them up.
- lhnn 16y ago
  Apologies, I thought the text displayed was all the twitter feed was sending. Twitter still sucks, though.
- lzw 16y ago
  Actually all of them are because it is just linking to random papers without any understanding of context-- it can't have understanding because it is a bot. This is actually a very accurate simulation of attempting to debate with a global warming zealot.
chc 16y ago
The bot may have problems, but I don't think its problem is that Twitter and Hacker News are two very different venues.

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lzw 16y ago

It is a myth. It is an ideology that rejects science. And the proof that hacker news is full of ignorant college students who choose ideology over science (and capitalism, for that matter) is the fact that any failure to blindly advocate the socialist position is automatically downvoted. EDIT: I take the downvotes this post is getting as proof that my hypothesis is correct. If my hypothesis were wrong, I would get actual responses or counter arguments attempting to illuminate me. Downvotes are cowardly.

loewenskind 16y ago
>and capitalism, for that matter Do you mean they choose Capitalism over Science (i.e. make money on the "green" wave) or ideology over Capitalism?
orborde 16y ago
I think this comment is heavily downvoted because it's all self-righteousness and ad hominem ("ignorant college students") without real discussion. You're probably getting downvoted elsewhere for claiming global warming is a myth, but you're making actual arguments, so those comments aren't in the karma hole. Your comment here is just bile without useful content.