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It would be one thing to say yeah, you don’t think the field is interesting and is likely to be a dead end. But that’s not what you’re saying. Instead you are
by wilsynet 4y ago
It would be one thing to say yeah, you don’t think the field is interesting and is likely to be a dead end.
But that’s not what you’re saying. Instead you are saying that you don’t follow it because well, you can’t follow everything. And I agree with that. But in that case, you could go to every single HN topic and post “I don’t follow <insert topic here>, I’m just posting to tell you that I can’t follow everything. So far it has served me well to not follow everything.”
Which doesn’t seem particularly useful or contributory in any way.
- birdyrooster 4y agoI just wanted to post a quick comment apologizing for extending this thread any further.
- throw_pm23 4y agoSorry, you are right. I didn't want to post something too negative about it. Obviously, I have to decide what I don't follow, and underlying such a decision is also a belief that the field is more likely to be a dead end than others. But I have no solid argument to back that up.