Of course I would prefer my doctor to give me an accurate account of what's wrong with me and what its likely consequences are. We are talking here about some

Of course I would prefer my doctor to give me an accurate account of what's wrong with me and what its likely consequences are. We are talking here about some guy in a brief Hacker News comment, talking to some other guy on Hacker News. The level of detail it's reasonable to demand is not the same in these two cases.