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Because on HN stating anything obvious that might offend someone is against the rules. HN prefers mindless optimism over snark.

If I had said “great development, [something about how clinical trials need to be disrupted], [summary of article]” I would be upvoted.

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That's not entirely true, though engaging with doses of realism is a bit of an uphill battle.

My own brand of mildly pessimistic realism has proved reasonably successful here. Though it's involved adaptations. And occasional "what, me worry" parries.

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