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This seems like a strawman. The OP isn't arguing against outsider/non-expert discussion. He's just satirizing HN's specific tendencies to spin off of a headline

by xster 6y ago

This seems like a strawman. The OP isn't arguing against outsider/non-expert discussion. He's just satirizing HN's specific tendencies to spin off of a headline/article first glance into a let-me-teach-you-something fan fiction vs fan fiction argument.

throwawaylolx 6y ago
> The OP isn't arguing against outsider/non-expert discussion. Yeah, he's just strawmanning and shaming a hypothetical group for the applauses of a circlejerk.
- dang 6y ago
  Please don't respond to bad comments by making the thread even worse. That's taking this place in exactly the wrong direction. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
fatsdomino001 6y ago
That's a tendency for all headlines/articles, not just those on HN
JKCalhoun 6y ago
A agree that is what OP is doing. Disagree that we can dismiss all HN comments unless they are experts in said field.
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