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I have also noticed the trend in HN comments toward kneejerk reactionary pessimism typically rooted in preestablished ideological positions.
by elif 6y ago
I have also noticed the trend in HN comments toward kneejerk reactionary pessimism typically rooted in preestablished ideological positions.
- refurb 6y agoIt’s a combination of people not reading the articles AND the absolute crap ton of bad research that gets published. 9 times out of 10, if the finding goes against conventional wisdom, it’s because the research was poor. I’m saying this as a scientist who has published before.