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> Before I begin, I want to say that I’ve spent around 10 years curating this opinion. I don't know what to make of this. Did it require 10 years to write this
by cyberfart 8y ago
> Before I begin, I want to say that I’ve spent around 10 years curating this opinion.
I don't know what to make of this. Did it require 10 years to write this article? Or is it just "I know what I'm talking about, I've spent 10 years having this opinion"?
- kcmastrpc 8y agoIt's simply meant to prepare the reader that I've put a lot of thought into this, and that I have a pretty strong opinion. If I reflect upon this, it's perhaps to prepare the reader for the idea that it's going to take a very strong counter-argument for me to change my beliefs on this matter.
- rhacker 8y agoAfter reading some of the other reactions to your article, I can't help but feel HN crowd is being quite persnickety today with semantics.
- cyberfart 8y ago"I believed in ... for ... years" is not an argument, it provides no facts, it serves as a tool to psychologically influence the reader.