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If something is an interesting debate then most people don't have the expertise to engage meaningfully with the facts and arguments being put forward. Experts c
by threatofrain 3y ago
If something is an interesting debate then most people don't have the expertise to engage meaningfully with the facts and arguments being put forward. Experts can bullshit you all day and no amount of critical thinking is going to pull you out of a deep well of ignorance.
- vacuity 3y agoFair, but I think critical thinking, even given the lack of domain-specific knowledge, would be quite valuable to some discussions on HN and beyond.
- johnnyanmac 3y ago>Experts can bullshit you all day and no amount of critical thinking is going to pull you out of a deep well of ignorance. that would be a lovely problem to have in modern social media. Meanwhile, I wonder if it would even hit the top 100 these days.