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Not sure why you're being confrontational? I'm not the OP but it's clear there's some misunderstanding The quote is: - neat - plausible - wrong "Just get rid
by status_quo69 2y ago
Not sure why you're being confrontational? I'm not the OP but it's clear there's some misunderstanding
The quote is:
- neat
- plausible
- wrong
"Just get rid of the cancer" is
- neat because it sounds obvious and tidy
- plausible because we can and do cut out cancer
- wrong because it ignores the nuance that cutting into a patient's body can have massive impacts on long term health. It can also be wrong because certain cancers have no tumor sites.
- MichaelZuo 2y agoNo, I don’t think there’s a misunderstanding, unless the parent has literally never seen anyone on HN quote exact words before. They’re likely being dumb and/or intentionally misleading.
- AcedCapes 2y agoThe quote is meant as a type of sarcasm/humor. Meaning if a presented solution is neat and plausible it's likely going to be wrong.
- MichaelZuo 2y agoI know… that’s why I wrote I’ve never seen such a solution for cancer presented as if it where both neat and plausible simultaneously. If anyone offers an example that could have plausibly fooled the median HN reader at the time of reading, then I will change my mind.