That ... doesn't apply when the topic at hand is the validity of oft-repeated conventional wisdom. In that case, the real anti-pattern to pretend that the conve

That ... doesn't apply when the topic at hand is the validity of oft-repeated conventional wisdom. In that case, the real anti-pattern to pretend that the conventional wisdom actually means a specific (sane) interpretation that lives only in one HN poster's head.[1] Which, coincidentally, is the very thing I was criticizing. It's really bizarre to see "be charitable in discussions" used to defend Orwellian reinterpretation of bad advice no one actually follows. [1] See sanewashing https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sanewashing https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sanewashing