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Don't you think its a little pretentious to imply those that browse Hacker News are somehow smarter than others in a comment on Hacker News? If you have a legi
by tinalumfoil 12y ago
Don't you think its a little pretentious to imply those that browse Hacker News are somehow smarter than others in a comment on Hacker News?
If you have a legitimate criticism of any of these posts feel free to reply. Better yet, post the type of well-researched article you yearn for on here (you commented on this thread so I assume you have experience in studying disease).
- nmjohn 12y ago> Don't you think its a little pretentious to imply those that browse Hacker News are somehow smarter than others in a comment on Hacker News? No. Some people are smarter than others - that's a fact. Hacker news consists of technical discussions on complex topics. Those kind of discussions tend to draw in more intelligent people. Therefore, I have no problem concluding that hn readers are likely to be more intelligent than average.