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I think you're being unnecessarily dismissive of good, reliable information coming your way. Anecdotal advice is some of the most reliable, trustworthy advice

I think you're being unnecessarily dismissive of good, reliable information coming your way. Anecdotal advice is some of the most reliable, trustworthy advice that we come across. All those studies are affected by agendas from dozens of individuals and organizations, not to mention potentially poor procedure and general incompetence. You're being gifted information which was transported to you graciously from an actual human being who maybe actually had your problem and found something useful to help with it. I think if I were you, I would reconsider how you view these situations.

6stringmerc 6y ago
The only way to fix my ankle arthritis is to have the joint replaced, which is not ideal nor a consideration. Anything otherwise is not good, nor reliable information. It's kind of like me saying to you, "Hey, your advice is stupid, maybe you should go take some smart pills so you don't infect others" in seriousness, instead of as an off-hand reply gifting you with information graciously.
- forgotmypw17 6y ago
  (With the disclaimer that I still think that unsolicited medical advice is kind of rude.) If someone is giving you advice which worked for an unrelated condition, you're still ignoring useful information which may help someone you know if you actually bother to pay attention and remember it. If someone is giving you advice for the same condition you have been diagnosed, you're taking information from authority figures (licensed doctors) over information from someone who is actually in the same boat as you, which seems foolish to me. Certainly un-hacker-like. By the way, if you look at actual studies, results of surgery done for pain are not very encouraging -- less than half result in pain actually going away.
  - kortex 6y ago
    Signal to noise, mate. This isn't like chat with coworkers over lunch, "have you taken thermal expansion of the turboencabulator into account?" where there's a high potential for novelty. Nay, 90% of these comments are: Did you try (increasing exercise/water intake/sleep/just not sucking)? How about (decreasing gluten/carbs/aspartame/"toxins"/bogons)? it's just low-hanging fruit.
wpietri 6y ago
You just saw somebody saying they've had too much advice, too many opinions from strangers on how to handle situations those strangers know nothing about. What made you think the best response was to assume you understand their situation and offer them advice?
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6stringmerc 6y ago

The only way to fix my ankle arthritis is to have the joint replaced, which is not ideal nor a consideration. Anything otherwise is not good, nor reliable information. It's kind of like me saying to you, "Hey, your advice is stupid, maybe you should go take some smart pills so you don't infect others" in seriousness, instead of as an off-hand reply gifting you with information graciously.

forgotmypw17 6y ago
(With the disclaimer that I still think that unsolicited medical advice is kind of rude.) If someone is giving you advice which worked for an unrelated condition, you're still ignoring useful information which may help someone you know if you actually bother to pay attention and remember it. If someone is giving you advice for the same condition you have been diagnosed, you're taking information from authority figures (licensed doctors) over information from someone who is actually in the same boat as you, which seems foolish to me. Certainly un-hacker-like. By the way, if you look at actual studies, results of surgery done for pain are not very encouraging -- less than half result in pain actually going away.
- kortex 6y ago
  Signal to noise, mate. This isn't like chat with coworkers over lunch, "have you taken thermal expansion of the turboencabulator into account?" where there's a high potential for novelty. Nay, 90% of these comments are: Did you try (increasing exercise/water intake/sleep/just not sucking)? How about (decreasing gluten/carbs/aspartame/"toxins"/bogons)? it's just low-hanging fruit.

wpietri 6y ago

You just saw somebody saying they've had too much advice, too many opinions from strangers on how to handle situations those strangers know nothing about. What made you think the best response was to assume you understand their situation and offer them advice?

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