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So in that case, the original claim [1] should never have been made. Why that is being upvoted so heavily, given that the claim is not justified by the numbers

So in that case, the original claim [1] should never have been made. Why that is being upvoted so heavily, given that the claim is not justified by the numbers, is the real surprise here. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20414075 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20414075

toomuchtodo 7y ago
Perception is reality and the numbers don't exist to make a concrete claim either way. This shouldn't be a surprise at all, regardless of forum. People will arrive at conclusions with the data available to them. But saying "the risk is not yet quantifiable" isn't that exciting of a discussion topic.