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HN is one of the few places on there internet where, more often than not, assessments and arguments are mostly integrated based on their merits, logic, and refe
by jMyles 2y ago
HN is one of the few places on there internet where, more often than not, assessments and arguments are mostly integrated based on their merits, logic, and referenced sources, rather than the credentials of the author of the comment.
- giraffe_lady 2y agoOh then are we cave system caretakers, able to accurately assess the logic and technical merits of different approaches to cave management?
- jMyles 2y agoI'm interested to try, and to figure out where those limitations are, rather than to just shut down discussion for lack of proper credentials. I honestly don't know whether, for example, a deer carcass is a potentially destabilizing element for a cave of this nature, or how often such a thing occurs, but I think it's not an unreasonable approach to tease out the particulars.
- llamaimperative 2y agoAs you can tell from GP's response to my question, it was actually quite effective in pushing the conversation forward. It revealed GP's (alleged) confusion in separating the blogspam commentary in this article from the NPS's statement on ecosystem health.
- salesmanbob 2y agoI mean, maybe if you don't know something, you just don't have to comment at all. Not every discussion needs to be had, especially when every single commenter doesn't have the requisite background but still tries to debate specific technical merits anyway. This is how you get Uber inventing buses and then acting like it's a new thing. People on this website really overestimate their ability to be experts in things they have zero experience in, and it's kind of terrifying.
- afavour 2y agoSure. But the OP doesn’t really state any sources not does the argument have a ton of merit. It kinda reminds me of the legendary Onion article “This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t”: https://theonion.com/this-war-will-destabilize-the-entire-mideast-region-and-1819594296/ https://theonion.com/this-war-will-destabilize-the-entire-mi... Being a person of authority might help make up for the evidence being entirely lacking, hence requesting it.
- jMyles 2y ago> But the OP doesn’t really state any sources not does the argument have a ton of merit Agreed; I just think that it's better for the discussion to proceed on that basis.