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My problem is that I read what people write on HN and treat it with the same seriousness and respect I want people to treat my comments, when the majority are o
by YeGoblynQueenne 4y ago
My problem is that I read what people write on HN and treat it with the same seriousness and respect I want people to treat my comments, when the majority are only saying whatever comes to their mind just to make some sort of impression. Then when I point out some obvious error, people freak out and get defensive because they never expected anyone to take them seriously, they're just spouting off whatever without really thinking. And then they try to wiggle out of the conversation, just like you're doing right now, pretending that you were misunderstood.
Well, my mistake then for taking you seriously. Many apologies. You can rest assured it won't happen again.
- saiojd 4y agoI feel very sad reading this. You are absolutely correct that I view HN as watercooler where I make hyperbolic statements, but incorrect when you say that that I did not take you seriously. I was frustrated because I felt like you were latching on to a figure of speech just to be argumentative instead of trying to understand what I meant (I was not trying to say that neural networks are literally new, I was trying to say that we have no proof that the parameter to flop ratio is even close to optimal because architectures are still changing a lot). You are right that neural networks are not in their infancy. Best wishes.