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>It would be interesting on HN if we developed a habit of interrogating everyone for their credentials and shouting them down immediately if they're just anothe
by cbHXBY1D 6y ago
>It would be interesting on HN if we developed a habit of interrogating everyone for their credentials and shouting them down immediately if they're just another software engineer.
That would be horrible but anyone who is a specialist in a field knows how consistently wrong the HN hivemind is on any subject outside the realm of software. This place is perhaps the biggest community of people who overestimate their knowledge on any subject when in reality they have little knowledge/expertise in said subject.
- rootusrootus 6y agoThe encouraging thing about HN is that much of the community seems aware of the propensity for software engineers to think they have the answer to all the problems of the world. IMO, acknowledging that and not taking ourselves too seriously helps keep this forum from completely degenerating into another Reddit.
- krapp 6y ago>IMO, acknowledging that and not taking ourselves too seriously helps keep this forum from completely degenerating into another Reddit. Ironic, because many people here seem to believe not taking ourselves too seriously will lead to this forum degenerating into another Reddit.
- rootusrootus 6y agoTouché. I guess I'm describing my wishes more than reality.