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It's incredible that the only sensible comments on this thread are this far down. The HN audience really has a massive Dunning-Kruger problem when it comes to science topics (especially true for COVID conspiracy theories).

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As a pharmacologist reading the HN crowd arguing about hydroxychloroquine a year or so ago really highlighted 90% of this site regarding topics other than development or start-ups is at the same level as youtube comments, but with more arrogance.

Eh... That's why it's important to speak up and teach where you can. You never know who might learn something, and you may find yourself learning something in return.

Nobody gains anything in silence however.

I had the same experience a couple of years back when people started discussing AI. I try to keep this in mind but somehow I keep forgetting. It’s genuinely difficult to filter good from bad takes without expert level understanding of a topic unfortunately.

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