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It is interesting how certain posts on HN elicit a compelling discussion and others more of a "everyone yelling into the void" situation.
by tony_cannistra 4y ago
It is interesting how certain posts on HN elicit a compelling discussion and others more of a "everyone yelling into the void" situation.
- rootusrootus 4y agoVirtue signaling. A loaded term, yes. But it is exactly why these discussions go off the rails. Nutritional 'science' doesn't even really exist, so you can always find something out there that sounds very objective and intelligence which will back up the positions you already hold on faith. This discussion today is already off to a great start with bro science and bragging about personal choices that are clearly the best, with the occasional 'but I am a little weak, so I don't get it perfect every time' tossed in to make it sound real. Hell, there's even a bit of the smug international 'this is just an America problem' already cropping up. Another day ending in Y on HN.
- cbsmith 4y ago> Virtue signaling. A loaded term, yes. But it is exactly why these discussions go off the rails. Nutritional 'science' doesn't even really exist, so you can always find something out there that sounds very objective and intelligence which will back up the positions you already hold on faith. What you're describing is more confirmation bias than virtue signaling. Certainly there's plenty of both here.
- danuker 4y agoAt least we get a poll, in the form of the rank of comments.