That’s a pretty stiff assertion in a thread on HN where there’s any debate: there are like a zillion PhDs in everything on here so when I see a conversation I j

That’s a pretty stiff assertion in a thread on HN where there’s any debate: there are like a zillion PhDs in everything on here so when I see a conversation I just assume it’s not open and shut. Maybe you’re one of them, arguments to authority are imperfect but we all use them, so now would be the time to break out the PhD in virology. As a kind of side note, “conspiracy theory”, while once a somewhat useful term, at this point has joined “fake news”, “misinformation”, “psyop”, “alt-right”, “deep state” and all the other stuff that is just basically a partisan gang affiliation flex. And it’s a shame, because some of these words meant something at one time and they don’t anymore. But I’m pretty sure we’ll make up new ones.