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Why this anti-intellectualism? Are studies only worth doing or reading if you personally find the results surprising? If we don't have data about something, we
by notJim 6y ago
Why this anti-intellectualism? Are studies only worth doing or reading if you personally find the results surprising? If we don't have data about something, we should get it, rather than just assuming our intuitions are correct.
- opportune 6y agoI’m not being, or at least intending to be, anti-intellectual. I do think that a study confirming something this obvious is not notable or interesting enough to be at the top of HN though
- enjeyw 6y agoI personally agree that you're not being anti-intellectual, and that your original question was valid. That said, I think there's huge value in studies that scientifically validate things we believe to be true to 'common knowledge' (because often common knowledge is totally wrong), which justifies this study being at the top of HN.
- ska 6y agoConsidering how little we actually understand scientifically about these processes, nearly any good study (not a judgement on this paper) would seem to be worth doing.
- jldugger 6y agoI guess it's the difference between science and news. We can do all kinds of confirm common belief science, but maybe it's not worth the HN thread when common beliefs are upheld?