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Are you speaking on behalf of the entire HN community? I didn't realize we all spoke with one voice. If anything, the HN groupthink is counterproductive. I fin
by rexreed 5y ago
Are you speaking on behalf of the entire HN community? I didn't realize we all spoke with one voice.
If anything, the HN groupthink is counterproductive. I find that the true value of the HN community is the diversity of the voices and opinions here, not what "all of HN" thinks, which is not always correct (and often not).
- fartcannon 5y agoI try to read comments that speak for a group like the parent has as this, "From my perspective a nonzero number of people on HN think..." Because in reality, it only takes a few undisputed replys or posts to make someone assume it's a ubiquitous idea.
- rexreed 5y agoBut as you can see from the responses to the GP comment, many nonzero people on HN think and believe the contrary. So, the comment attempts to impose on the reader the perception that any contrary belief to what the commentary implies is a "normal HN opinion" is something that should not be held with credibility. It's counterproductive to say that some non-zero group of people on HN believe something when a possibly equal or greater non-zero group believe something to the contrary. It makes me wonder if the point of the comment is to suppress contrary positions.
- fartcannon 5y agoAgreed. I was just try to help with framing if it was bothering you. If instead you're trying to help make the site better, well, more power to you.