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Yes, but people are allowed to express a strong opinion on a complex subject without also specifically mentioning all the caveats and possible counter-arguments
by tkfu 3y ago
Yes, but people are allowed to express a strong opinion on a complex subject without also specifically mentioning all the caveats and possible counter-arguments to their position.
By all means argue back and add the nuance you think is missing, but it's intellectually dishonest and lazy to just say "ah, but it's more complicated than that".
- Trombone12 3y agoUh, surely "I know it is more complicated but I will not mention that" is the lazy stance?
- ryandrake 3y agoPosting to HN is not like writing a finalized spec or publishing an academic paper. It’s ok to ignore complicated edge cases and speak in generalities. Nobody expects commenters to 100% cover every issue with every post.
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- sebastien_b 3y ago[dead]
- cqqxo4zV46cp 3y agoYou’re like 12 similes deep at this point. Please just call things what they are.