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Comment by wtallis | Hacker News Reader

Take a look at https://news.ycombinator.com/leaders

The user you're suspicious of is pretty well-known in this community.

How is this whole comment chain not a textbook case of "argument from authority"? I claim A, a guys says. Why would I trust you somebody else responds. Well he's pretty well known on the internet forum we're all on, the third guy says, adding nothing to the conversation.

It is an argument of authority but that's not always a bad thing. I think it's a bit out of keeping with the supposed point of this site (ie intellectual inquiry) but when it comes to rapidly evolving technologies like this one it can still add value on the whole.

We saw quite a number of previously respectful members get a glaze over their eyes with LLMs. If they also work for the company making claims, this makes it even more untrustworthy

it is literally just "authority said so".

and its ridiculous that someone's comment got flagged for not worshiping at the alter of tptacek. they weren't even particularly rude about it.

i guarantee if i said what tptacek said, and someone replied with exactly what malfist said, they would not have been flagged. i probably would have been downvoted.

why appeal to authority is totally cool as long as tptacek is the authority is way fucking beyond me. one of those HN quirks. HN people fucking love tptacek and take his word as gospel.

I am very lovable.

wow, very cute reply.

also love that mods dont step in and instead they leave the comment flagged.

ridiculous.

:| iyho?

I don't think it's debatable.

Do you have a letter of recommendation?

Very several.

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