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> Wrapping bullshit around some kernels of truth does not make it true. > I would encourage people to read this in its entirety, if only to convince yourself t
by irahul 14y ago
> Wrapping bullshit around some kernels of truth does not make it true.
> I would encourage people to read this in its entirety, if only to convince yourself that the title is an attention grab, and that the contents, while pointing out some valid truths, are largely filled with conspiracy theories and facts which are not backed up, and based on vast generalizations and oversimplifications.
Personally I found it extremely painful to read. This article is like a small piece of chocolate hidden inside shit ton of dog shit. That small piece of chocolate is totally negated by heaps of dog shit. You just keep reading in the hope that the hidden chocolate would be worth it, but you find out what you believed to be chocolate was few crystals of household sugar, and you ploughed through dog shit for nothing. Also, this experience left a bad taste in your mouth.
- batista 14y ago>Personally I found it extremely painful to read. This article is like a small piece of chocolate hidden inside shit ton of dog shit. That small piece of chocolate is totally negated by heaps of dog shit. You just keep reading in the hope that the hidden chocolate would be worth it, but you find out what you believed to be chocolate was few crystals of household sugar, and you ploughed through dog shit for nothing. Also, this experience left a bad taste in your mouth. Notice how you didn't manage to come up with one iota of actual criticism on specific points?
- irahul 14y ago> Notice how you didn't manage to come up I would replace that "didn't manage to come up" with "didn't come up" - trolls, feeding etc. The whole article is full of straw-man and false generalizations. If you got anything out of it, superb. I didn't; and I simply stated that. I don't see why I am obliged to write a full rebuttal.
- koide 14y agoYou aren't obliged, but it would be nice to read some explicit counterarguments and some strawmen exposed. Given your strong opinions about the piece, at least rebutting the worst part of the article should be easy and not take much effort. It would also make the thread more interesting.
- andreasvc 14y agoYour comment would be more of a contribution if you could make explicit what the good and bad parts are.