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when you start asking online commenters to disprove a theory you probably read from another online commenter you may want to re-evaluate how you're consuming in
by BaculumMeumEst 4y ago
when you start asking online commenters to disprove a theory you probably read from another online commenter you may want to re-evaluate how you're consuming information
- jjulius 4y ago>... you probably read from another online commenter... You are criticizing OP based on an evidence-less assumption that you have made about them.
- chrisan 4y agoIt is not a criticism that is so far off. You could take out the "probably" and replace with "maybe" - just have a look at this very page of comments and it shouldn't take you long to find wildly inaccurate statements or anecdotal -> conclusion type theories.
- jjulius 4y agoYou could do that, but HN guidelines ask us to assume, and post in, good faith. Blindly assuming/implying someone didn't get their source from some kind of trustworthy place and then giving them grief for it is not a good faith comment. And it discourages people from asking questions in the future. OP seems genuinely curious and open to whatever answers they might get. Why be a dick to them?
- headsoup 4y agoThis of course assumes that other online commenters (or sources) apparently have no experience or credentials in providing the information. Way too much credentialism of late.