It’s an interesting point but the actual technical discussions on HN wouldn’t work if we don’t “just take some people's opinions or statements as bonafide truth

It’s an interesting point but the actual technical discussions on HN wouldn’t work if we don’t “just take some people's opinions or statements as bonafide truth just bc "they seem credible"”, there would be much too long of a sussing out process for the forum paradigm to be tractable.