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I naively thought the article would answer that question : ) Still an interesting analysis though.

• myhf 3y ago
  According to Betteridge's law of headlines [1], any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word "no". [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline...
  • tubthumper8 3y ago
    Why are Things Expensive? No.
    • tim333 3y ago
      The law doesn't apply because "Why are Things Expensive?" is not a headline. It's the title of a website.
  • karim79 3y ago
    Has this law no counter examples?
    • Cockbrand 3y ago
      By application of the same law: no.
      • karim79 3y ago
        But, but... since logically you can't prove a negative, surely then the burden of proof logical fallacy applies?
        • Cockbrand 3y ago
          No, umm, yes, ummm... well, now I’m confused.
  • danjc 3y ago
    Even better - HN usually trims off a leading "Why". Are things expensive? No