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My intentions are sincere, maybe it is the wording.
by randomtoast 7mo ago
My intentions are sincere, maybe it is the wording.
- brynnbee 7mo agoI would imagine it's more you're being skeptical of something that is unpopular to be skeptical about. It's like someone saying climate change is impacting our planet, and then asking "source?" in response.
- randomtoast 7mo agoNo, that's not correct. I ask "Source?" when someone makes a claim that goes against popular belief, such as: "climate change is not impacting our planet." I do think "Source?" is generally considered a low-effort response, so it's the wording I guess, not the context.
- kolbe 7mo agoExcept he was skeptical about Meta's effective tax rate being 3%. Why are you making up scenarios that aren't real to justify hurting him?
- loeg 7mo agoThe user you're defending (randomtoast)[1] isn't the one who expressed skepticism about the 3% claim (shubhamjain)[2]. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47167886 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47167886 [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47167698 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47167698
- kolbe 7mo agoBut it's the topic he brought this up in.
- brynnbee 7mo agoHe was asking about the trend of him commenting with "Source?" leading to downvotes on other posts. I was giving an extreme example to represent why that may be happening elsewhere. I agree that in this case with the 3% rate it's likely not applicable.