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The paranoid arrogance of HN commenters! Now go buy some bitcoin.

krisoft 3y ago
> The paranoid arrogance of HN commenters! Yeah, i mean we all should accept everything written in every article with no critical thinking whatsoever. You choose to interpret the comment as arogant. I choose to interpret it that they see an obvious solution which is neither mentioned nor implemented and thus they have questions about what they are missing. Clearly if what one sees as obvious is not done then one is likely missing something important.
- sli 3y ago
  A single person cannot guard 15 acres of crops. The arrogance is the assumption that the farmers are so stupid that they didn't even try this "simple solution" that would never work.
  - valvar 3y ago
    They were questioning the story, not the intelligence of the farmers.
  - krisoft 3y ago
    > A single person cannot guard 15 acres of crops. But that is the question: why can’t a single person guard the crop? The answer to that question would reveal more about the shape of the problem. Is it because the single guard won’t even see and hear when the illegal harvesters get to work? (That is to say harvesting is so quick and silent that the guard would be none the wiser?) Is it because the guard would see the harvest but would be overwhelmed by the illegal harvesters?
- vaidhy 3y ago
  The fact you think it is obvious and the fact it is not implemented should mean it is flawed in an obvious way for those facing the problem. It is indeed arrogant to think that naive armchair solutions should be considered seriously.
  - krisoft 3y ago
    > The fact you think it is obvious and the fact it is not implemented should mean it is flawed in an obvious way for those facing the problem. Yes. Agreed. It seems we are on the same page on this. Where we seem to disagree is what follows from this observation. You call it arogance to share one’s thoughts and questions, i call it curiosity. If we all just sit on our backside and think “hmm, clearly setting guards should work, yet the article doesn’t even mention it, there might be something I’m missing”, then we all will die not knowing any more. If someone asks it we might learn from the answers.

> The paranoid arrogance of HN commenters! Yeah, i mean we all should accept everything written in every article with no critical thinking whatsoever. You choose to interpret the comment as arogant. I choose to interpret it that they see an obvious solution which is neither mentioned nor implemented and thus they have questions about what they are missing. Clearly if what one sees as obvious is not done then one is likely missing something important.

sli 3y ago
A single person cannot guard 15 acres of crops. The arrogance is the assumption that the farmers are so stupid that they didn't even try this "simple solution" that would never work.
- valvar 3y ago
  They were questioning the story, not the intelligence of the farmers.
- krisoft 3y ago
  > A single person cannot guard 15 acres of crops. But that is the question: why can’t a single person guard the crop? The answer to that question would reveal more about the shape of the problem. Is it because the single guard won’t even see and hear when the illegal harvesters get to work? (That is to say harvesting is so quick and silent that the guard would be none the wiser?) Is it because the guard would see the harvest but would be overwhelmed by the illegal harvesters?
vaidhy 3y ago
The fact you think it is obvious and the fact it is not implemented should mean it is flawed in an obvious way for those facing the problem. It is indeed arrogant to think that naive armchair solutions should be considered seriously.
- krisoft 3y ago
  > The fact you think it is obvious and the fact it is not implemented should mean it is flawed in an obvious way for those facing the problem. Yes. Agreed. It seems we are on the same page on this. Where we seem to disagree is what follows from this observation. You call it arogance to share one’s thoughts and questions, i call it curiosity. If we all just sit on our backside and think “hmm, clearly setting guards should work, yet the article doesn’t even mention it, there might be something I’m missing”, then we all will die not knowing any more. If someone asks it we might learn from the answers.