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No you’re just deflecting his points with an ad hominem argument. Stop pretending to assume what he ‘truly feels’.

aurareturn 9mo ago
I don't even know who Rob Pike is to be honest. I'm not attacking him. I'm not pretending to know how he feels. I'm just reading between the lines and speculating.
- spacechild1 9mo ago
  Maybe you should do some basic research instead of speculating. Rob Pike is not just some random software developer who might worry about his job.
  - aurareturn 9mo ago
    I was just accused of ad hominem. Now you want me to get accused of appeal to authority?
    - spacechild1 9mo ago
      No, the point is that your speculations simply do not make sense for someone like Rob. He is not a random software engineer in some company and also he is retired.
      - aurareturn 9mo ago
        I’m basing this purely on what he said, not who he is. I think that’s the best way to judge this thread. Regardless, I was accused of ad hominem and you want me to appeal to authority. Sometimes HN is weird.
        spacechild1 9mo ago
        You've made baseless assumptions about his "true" feelings. If you did some basic research, you would have quickly realized that your speculations were way off. This is about context, not about authority.
        aurareturn 9mo ago
        I already said many times that I was reading between the lines and it was speculation. You keep asking me to appeal to authority. No thanks. It is what it is. To me, it’s clear that he wants things to go back to pre ChatGPT because that’s the world he’s familiar with and that’s the world he has most power. Otherwise, he wouldn’t make such idiotic claims.
        spacechild1 9mo ago
        > You keep asking me to appeal to authority. I don't. I just asked to do some research instead of indulging in wild speculation. > because that’s the world he’s familiar with and that’s the world he has most power. Again, just baseless speculation. Rob had a very prolific where he worked on foundational technologies like programming language design. He is now retired. What kind of power would he be afraid to lose? Would you at least consider the possibility that his ethical concerns might be sincere?
        aurareturn 9mo ago
        I don't. I just asked to do some research instead of indulging in wild speculation. You are. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority An argument from authority[a] is a form of argument in which the opinion of an authority figure (or figures) is used as evidence to support an argument.[1] The argument from authority is often considered a logical fallacy[2] and obtaining knowledge in this way is fallible.[3][4] Again, just baseless speculation. Rob had a very prolific where he worked on foundational technologies like programming language design. He is now retired. What kind of power would he be afraid to lose? Clout? Historical importance? Feeling like people are forgetting him? If he didn't care about any of this, he wouldn't have a social media account.

I don't even know who Rob Pike is to be honest. I'm not attacking him. I'm not pretending to know how he feels. I'm just reading between the lines and speculating.

spacechild1 9mo ago
Maybe you should do some basic research instead of speculating. Rob Pike is not just some random software developer who might worry about his job.
- aurareturn 9mo ago
  I was just accused of ad hominem. Now you want me to get accused of appeal to authority?
  - spacechild1 9mo ago
    No, the point is that your speculations simply do not make sense for someone like Rob. He is not a random software engineer in some company and also he is retired.
    - aurareturn 9mo ago
      I’m basing this purely on what he said, not who he is. I think that’s the best way to judge this thread. Regardless, I was accused of ad hominem and you want me to appeal to authority. Sometimes HN is weird.
      - spacechild1 9mo ago
        You've made baseless assumptions about his "true" feelings. If you did some basic research, you would have quickly realized that your speculations were way off. This is about context, not about authority.
        aurareturn 9mo ago
        I already said many times that I was reading between the lines and it was speculation. You keep asking me to appeal to authority. No thanks. It is what it is. To me, it’s clear that he wants things to go back to pre ChatGPT because that’s the world he’s familiar with and that’s the world he has most power. Otherwise, he wouldn’t make such idiotic claims.
        spacechild1 9mo ago
        > You keep asking me to appeal to authority. I don't. I just asked to do some research instead of indulging in wild speculation. > because that’s the world he’s familiar with and that’s the world he has most power. Again, just baseless speculation. Rob had a very prolific where he worked on foundational technologies like programming language design. He is now retired. What kind of power would he be afraid to lose? Would you at least consider the possibility that his ethical concerns might be sincere?
        aurareturn 9mo ago
        I don't. I just asked to do some research instead of indulging in wild speculation. You are. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority An argument from authority[a] is a form of argument in which the opinion of an authority figure (or figures) is used as evidence to support an argument.[1] The argument from authority is often considered a logical fallacy[2] and obtaining knowledge in this way is fallible.[3][4] Again, just baseless speculation. Rob had a very prolific where he worked on foundational technologies like programming language design. He is now retired. What kind of power would he be afraid to lose? Clout? Historical importance? Feeling like people are forgetting him? If he didn't care about any of this, he wouldn't have a social media account.