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Are you implying that people on Hacker News saying LK-99 is a superconductor helped the scientific community in some way?
by zephyrthenoble 3y ago
Are you implying that people on Hacker News saying LK-99 is a superconductor helped the scientific community in some way?
- hackinthebochs 3y agoWho on HN said that with enough confidence and credibility to do enough damage to the conversation such that it would be better had the conversation not happen at all?
- chpatrick 3y agoDid it "obfuscate the truth"? The truth was only discovered because the hype made a lot of scientists investigate the material.
- malux85 3y agoStrawman argument - You are reducing the comment to "Hacker News" when thats not at all what they said, they said "The hype". For sure the hype caused a lot more focus on reproducability attempts than it would have got otherwise.
- mgfist 3y agoThe interest and intrigue around LK-99 made science cool. There will be all kinds of positive knock on effects of this - least of which is that we got down to the bottom of LK-99 years before it would've happened if the preprint never got published.
- mrguyorama 3y agoDo you honestly believe HN discussing this had ANY affect on ANYONE?