I enjoy taking a position on things. It is a mentally stimulating to research an ambiguous situation, research it, come to a conclusion, and then unabashedly sp

I enjoy taking a position on things. It is a mentally stimulating to research an ambiguous situation, research it, come to a conclusion, and then unabashedly speak to your beliefs. One is not obligated to put disclaimers and counter-arguments in every comment, so long as you treat other people's counter-arguments with respect (which for me mostly means resisting the urge to reply to replies). In fact I think HN and discourse in general is at it's best when lots of people put forth different ideas, clearly and specifically articulated. It took me a long time to come to this style of discourse. If you haven't tried it, I heartily recommend dabbling in simply and directly stating your view.