The limitations of Steven Pinker’s optimism

Re:The limitations of Steven Pinker’s optimism by GeorgeTirebiter on Monday February 26, 2018 @10:00PM (#16470795)

Thanks. I greatly appreciate your comment. I thought it might be others, not me. I'll assume that was it, as I would think that accuracy would be prized by programmers and such.

I think that 'guideline' about not commenting on voting is circumspect, because it means that people, in the heat of the moment, can press a button when they are pissed off, and don't have to craft a logical response ('the why'). It cheapens HN, I believe, and I'll mention this to Paul next time I see him.

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Re:The limitations of Steven Pinker’s optimism by grzm on Monday February 26, 2018 @10:07PM (#16470814)

Removing the guideline won't change voting behavior. And I'm pretty sure people who are going to downvote without commenting aren't likely to add a comment at the urging of another comment. The guideline is there to avoid exactly the type of thread this has become: tedious, boring (in the sense that it's been repeated time and again in other threads) and unlikely to do any good.

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