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As far as I can tell based off of personal experience, HN is full of armchair experts on topics outside their realm of expertise. Heck, I even play one myself now and then.

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Yup. And the more strongly opinions are given, the more uptight they get when you ask for a cite or two (with a few honourable exceptions).

Appeals to authority only get you so far.

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