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this is an unhelpful response: the guy asks a straight question and the response is to "challenge the underlaying [sic] idea" It would be better to answer thei
by gjvc 5y ago
this is an unhelpful response: the guy asks a straight question and the response is to "challenge the underlaying [sic] idea" It would be better to answer their question, rather than attempt to knock it down. (good example of zero-sum bias.)
- ant6n 5y agoUnhelpful response (is indempotent)
- wittycardio 5y agoMost people on hn don't have deep technical knowledge and don't like to be told that it matters
- beaconstudios 5y agoI have deep technical knowledge on some subjects, but how I got there is through curiosity and reasoning, like the parent commenter said. There is knowledge you can acquire, and then there are skills that can allow you to acquire the right knowledge at the right time. For example, having a baseline understanding of logic and mathematical reasoning could help you to understand when a problem area might already be formalised, and to find that area and understand the work therein.
- giraffe_lady 5y agoIt is actually pretty astute and on the topic to me. Skimming through here, a lot of people mention the fact that as they grow into their careers, one of the biggest gains is judgement about what sorts of problems even should be solved. Or like. If someone came in asking "I'd like to make my car go faster, should I paint it green, or blue?" it's not unhelpful to point out that that's a solution to a different problem. Plus anyway the audience is greater than just the person who initially posed the question. Conversations around this and other similar answers are vibrant today, so clearly they're helpful to someone.