Public service announcement: there are many, many awful HN comments. They just hide behind an authoritative tone, so it is much harder to spot the bullshit. Thi

Public service announcement: there are many, many awful HN comments. They just hide behind an authoritative tone, so it is much harder to spot the bullshit. This becomes obvious when you read comments about topics that you are an expert in. Even then we still tend to fall for the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect. That being said, there are indeed many experts around here and I find it interesting to read their opinions (if they fall in their area of expertise :-)