>If you make an assertion, you should be prepared to provide the details. Nobody is forcing anyone to make statements of "opinion" in a public forum with high v

>If you make an assertion, you should be prepared to provide the details. Nobody is forcing anyone to make statements of "opinion" in a public forum with high visibility. If you don't want to provide support for your argument, all you have to do is not post. Ironically, you posted this on HN, where there is an expectation of doing exactly that, and for good reason. I disagree with your assessment.[0] Furthermore, the underlying reasons for that disagreement are (or should be) obvious. As such, I decline to elucidate.[1] [0] See what I did there? [1] Why should I be required to invest time and energy in explaining myself?[2] Especially if I believe my statement (I'm including this because I'm guessing it isn't, at least for some folks) is intuitively obvious. [2] That's not a rhetorical question.