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This is a great example of why I find comments like "who cares" disingenuous. A good faith question would sincerely ask who cares, and why it's significant. The
by silicon2401 5y ago
This is a great example of why I find comments like "who cares" disingenuous. A good faith question would sincerely ask who cares, and why it's significant. The comment you replied to was essentially a discussion-shutdown attempt, but as you showed, there are very legitimate reasons to care.
- gumby 5y agoNot at all: while a rhetorical “who cares” is indeed an attempt to claim the entire discussion worthless, the actual question I explicitly called out, “who are the people who care and what are their motivations” is precisely not a conversation stopper. And the reply (to which you reply) expanded the scope a bit, which was interesting.