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I don't know if it really qualifies as a nitpick to directly contradict the article's title.
by jamesaguilar 13y ago
I don't know if it really qualifies as a nitpick to directly contradict the article's title.
- snowwrestler 13y agoHe "directly contradicted" an article full of references to actual research, with a single personal anecdote. I'm not even sure it proves what he thinks it proves. Is he inherently smarter than the rest of his family? Or just more motivated? Or more interested in technology? Is success in computer programming direct proof that someone is very smart? I think a lot of programmers take that as received wisdom, but again I'm not so sure. Anyway, if a child is one of the rare born geniuses, talking to them a lot will not harm them, and it might feed their latent abilities. If a child is genetically normal, talking will help them too. There is no practical reason to object to this article.
- DanBC 13y agoI think we need to ignore titles. HN doesn't allow changes to the title. People writing articles will chose a click-baity title. All titles suck.
- heyitsnick 13y agoMinor nitpick: Very often editors pick the click-baity titles, not those writing the articles.
- devb 13y agoThe purpose of an article's title is ONLY to get a reader to start reading the article. Journalism 101.
- scott_s 13y agoI think it qualifies if that's all you talk about. Correct the title, then move on to things that are actually interesting.