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> I'm sometimes confused how far apart the general opinion on platforms such as hn is compared to people you encounter in real life. This is normal; HN is a te

> I'm sometimes confused how far apart the general opinion on platforms such as hn is compared to people you encounter in real life. This is normal; HN is a technical oriented community of people who know how and where to look for information, then able to dismiss the usual bullshit. It's very unlikely we'll find a Covid-19 negationist or a flat earther over here, for example. Just nitpicking, I got your point and agree with it.

rmbyrro 6y ago
The vast majority of people out there are not flat earthers. I wouldn't consider this as evidence that people in HN are better than others. Getting information is not thinking freely. I can get the best information possible, but if I don't know how to think for myself without subconscious external influences, I'm not a free thinker. In my opinion, only someone thinking freely could consider in better shape. Seeing how many biased and wrong statements are being made only on this thread tells me HN is not a golden pot of free thinkers...