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Confirmation bias is bad when others have it, but not when HN readers have it.

You haven't bothered to read the source, haven't bothered to understand what the context is, and haven't even bothered to see that there is no mention of WhatsApp in the talk.

Ducking tired of click bait and people who ducking reward it.

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You can in fact say fuck if you want to. There are lots of offensive things said in pleasant tones in polite society. Bad language barely moves the needle so give me an F...

Yeah, changing it to ducking actually shifts the reader's focus from "Wow this person feels very strongly about this issue" to trying to decide what the tone is meant to convey.

It took my brain a few tries to parse the word duck in this context.

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