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Low quality HN post right there.

by ABeeSea 4y ago

ppqqrr 4y ago
Low quality HN post right there. /s
guelo 4y ago
Agree, it's pure adhominem.
- macspoofing 4y ago
  No, not quite. OP is raising a valid issue, namely reddit is forum where anyone can post anything, so if you want to use a reddit post to support a position, you have to do a little bit of work to verify the accuracy of that information. Also, OP isn't actually saying the information is wrong because its reddit, rather he's saying it's lazy journalism - which it is.
  - uoaei 4y ago
    It is lazy journalism only insofar as the journalist did not eliminate the blogspam by linking to reddit rather than the underlying study. Which is annoying, sure, but does not invalidate the conclusions, and the root comment seems to carry a connotation that the conclusion is not trustworthy on the basis it came from a public forum and not an authoritative source, when really it's just one degree removed.
    - tzs 4y ago
      It links to the underlying study in the paragraph below the graphic.
    - macspoofing 4y ago
      >and the root comment seems to carry a connotation that the conclusion is not trustworthy on the basis it came from a public forum and not an authoritative source Right - because reddit is not inherently trustworthy (even though there are subject-matter experts that post there) > when really it's just one degree removed. Hence, 'lazy journalism' (or the sarcastic 'quality journalism') moniker. They were just one degree removed from an authoritative source, and they didn't bother linking to either the reddit post, or the authoritative source (though hard to tell because of paywall)
  - tzs 4y ago
    The article is not using the Reddit post to support its position. The position support is in the paragraph below the graph from Reddit where it links to the source of the data. All the Reddit post is there for is the handy graph it has that puts Texas and California side-by-side. In the source there are separate pages for each state so if you want a side-by-side comparison of Texas and California you have to make your own graph, or find someone who already did so and use theirs. I don't see anything wrong with doing the latter. From another comment I gather there is a paywall that is stopping some people from seeing the full article. I wonder if that is cutting off the article right below the graph, so some people are not realizing that the article isn't based on the graph from Reddit?
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Low quality HN post right there.

ppqqrr 4y ago

Low quality HN post right there. /s

guelo 4y ago

Agree, it's pure adhominem.

macspoofing 4y ago
No, not quite. OP is raising a valid issue, namely reddit is forum where anyone can post anything, so if you want to use a reddit post to support a position, you have to do a little bit of work to verify the accuracy of that information. Also, OP isn't actually saying the information is wrong because its reddit, rather he's saying it's lazy journalism - which it is.
- uoaei 4y ago
  It is lazy journalism only insofar as the journalist did not eliminate the blogspam by linking to reddit rather than the underlying study. Which is annoying, sure, but does not invalidate the conclusions, and the root comment seems to carry a connotation that the conclusion is not trustworthy on the basis it came from a public forum and not an authoritative source, when really it's just one degree removed.
  - tzs 4y ago
    It links to the underlying study in the paragraph below the graphic.
  - macspoofing 4y ago
    >and the root comment seems to carry a connotation that the conclusion is not trustworthy on the basis it came from a public forum and not an authoritative source Right - because reddit is not inherently trustworthy (even though there are subject-matter experts that post there) > when really it's just one degree removed. Hence, 'lazy journalism' (or the sarcastic 'quality journalism') moniker. They were just one degree removed from an authoritative source, and they didn't bother linking to either the reddit post, or the authoritative source (though hard to tell because of paywall)
- tzs 4y ago
  The article is not using the Reddit post to support its position. The position support is in the paragraph below the graph from Reddit where it links to the source of the data. All the Reddit post is there for is the handy graph it has that puts Texas and California side-by-side. In the source there are separate pages for each state so if you want a side-by-side comparison of Texas and California you have to make your own graph, or find someone who already did so and use theirs. I don't see anything wrong with doing the latter. From another comment I gather there is a paywall that is stopping some people from seeing the full article. I wonder if that is cutting off the article right below the graph, so some people are not realizing that the article isn't based on the graph from Reddit?
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