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I see no need to tolerate literally ignorant rambling at the expense of informed commentary. If a site keeps doing that, competent people go elsewhere. Why is
by wrycoder 4y ago
I see no need to tolerate literally ignorant rambling at the expense of informed commentary.
If a site keeps doing that, competent people go elsewhere. Why is that post the top comment on an interesting paper from MIT?
- eyelidlessness 4y agoI see no need to tolerate ignorant non sequiturs but I’ll be kind in the spirit of my point and ask that you re-read my prior comments and hopefully understand that’s not what I’m suggesting. Being inflexibly and uniformly critical of all ignorance also drives people off. And the direct subject to a reply isn’t always the most important audience. Sometimes you’re persuading people who are passively reading along. If that sounds absurd in this scenario, consider the number of times a gentler rebuttal in a discussion has given you pause to reconsider some foolish idea you hadn’t expressed. If you can’t think of one, you’re either an outlier genius or maybe overconfident and overcompensating. Either way, most people aren’t dissuaded of their ignorance by being chastised for it. Speaking as someone who’s lost important friends learning that the hard way.
- wrycoder 4y agoYou must be young.
- eyelidlessness 4y agoOkay I’m genuinely curious. Younger than…?