But he could be right
Why does it annoy you so much?
Why does it annoy you so much?
It results in devolution of knowledge and a disrespect of the attention of intelligent people.
"he could be right" -- what a waste of a statement unless it is followed up by any premise. He could right... Ok, that's a claim. But based on what?
The fact that it’s touched a nerve is more interesting to me
But if I write an opinion-- that's not ok. But you-- you're allowed to critique my opinion.
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Let's apply your logic to your replies:
Well, jack_riminton, It seems like I've touched a nerve.
Why did you feel compelled to comment on my commentary, when you could have just ignored it?
Why are you critiquing my opinion if you're making the case that opinions should not be critiqued (and should simply be ignored if a person is in disagreement)?
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Ohh.... Now I see. You're the one who posted the article.
Well, everything is very clear now: Simple bias.
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Note: You never followed up when I questioned the premise of your claim "he could be right." It seems you're not interested in analyzing whether or not he is right. So what's the point of even posting this article?
Yet the purpose of my entire thread is to draw attention to the fact that him being right will not result from conclusions of a poorly contrived, low effort, pop-tech article.
Secondly I don’t even agree with it
It’s an interesting (and apparently provocative) prediction. I’ve enjoyed reading the responses
Unless of course, showing the work was the task (such as writing out a proof) versus a straight computation.
He could be right because... (these are just generic examples)
- He mentions renowned research by XYZ who has through years of painstaking research concluded (as cited in XYZ peer reviewed journal) that the basis of his argument is sound
- He's an expert in XYZ field, having worked at XYZ company which clearly demonstrates proficiency in XYZ subject material
- He clearly elucidates, citing several researchers and with clear, understandable diagrams how the phenomenon XYZ works
... Yet you make no effort to construct a premise to base your claim upon. Because no real premise exists: the article's author makes no effort to support his own claim about the future.