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I apologize if I'm wrong. It seemed suspicious.

by lsh 7y ago

dang 7y ago
I know it seems that way; it's a common perception, which is why these posts are so common. But we've learned from long experience that in nearly all cases, it's an optical illusion coming from a cognitive bias, which we almost certainly all share (https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=false&page=0&query=by:dang%20cognitive%20bias https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...). The trouble is that the resulting accusations poison the community in their own right. If you read back through some of the posts I linked to you'll see tons of commentary about that.
deehouie 7y ago
So if people disagree with you, they must have an agenda, is that how you think? OMG, you really have problems.
- dang 7y ago
  Please don't break the site guidelines by getting personal, even if another comment is wrong or broke the guidelines itself. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html People assuming that someone with opposing views must be disingenuous, astroturfing, a shill, or bad-faith actor, is so common on the internet, including HN, that it is probably a cognitive bias we all suffer from. I've written about this a ton, and we do everything we can to counteract the toxic effect this bias has on discussion. But that doesn't make it ok to lash back at someone. https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=true&page=0&query=by:dang%20shill https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme... https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=true&page=0&query=by:dang%20astroturf https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme... https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=true&page=0&query=by:dang%20cognitive%20bias https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme... https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=true&page=0&query=by:dang%20opposing%20view https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...

I apologize if I'm wrong. It seemed suspicious.

by lsh 7y ago

I apologize if I'm wrong. It seemed suspicious.

dang 7y ago

I know it seems that way; it's a common perception, which is why these posts are so common. But we've learned from long experience that in nearly all cases, it's an optical illusion coming from a cognitive bias, which we almost certainly all share (https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=false&page=0&query=by:dang%20cognitive%20bias https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...). The trouble is that the resulting accusations poison the community in their own right. If you read back through some of the posts I linked to you'll see tons of commentary about that.

deehouie 7y ago

So if people disagree with you, they must have an agenda, is that how you think? OMG, you really have problems.

dang 7y ago
Please don't break the site guidelines by getting personal, even if another comment is wrong or broke the guidelines itself. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html People assuming that someone with opposing views must be disingenuous, astroturfing, a shill, or bad-faith actor, is so common on the internet, including HN, that it is probably a cognitive bias we all suffer from. I've written about this a ton, and we do everything we can to counteract the toxic effect this bias has on discussion. But that doesn't make it ok to lash back at someone. https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=true&page=0&query=by:dang%20shill https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme... https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=true&page=0&query=by:dang%20astroturf https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme... https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=true&page=0&query=by:dang%20cognitive%20bias https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme... https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=true&page=0&query=by:dang%20opposing%20view https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...