I think it adds a lot to the conversation.
It's an obviously poor argument, which points out how poor it is when Mozilla uses it to make obviously poor choices.
Re:Firefox Profilemaker
by huhtenberg on Monday December 03, 2018 @04:22PM
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Technically, your comment doesn't add much to the conversation either.
I agree that my comment is of extremely limited value. Usually I just down vote and move on for that very reason. Today I chose to explain why instead.
The difference is that I believe that my comment has a very small positive value, while I believe that the comment I responded to has a small to moderate negative value.
Re:Firefox Profilemaker
by albertgoeswoof on Monday December 03, 2018 @06:28PM
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If you believe that your comment adds value, then so must the parent comment. If that’s true then your comment is false and adds no value.
Quite paradoxical.
I see this defense quite a lot on the internet, and I think it's misplaced. Even without your comment, I would have downvoted you, not because I though you were in earnest, but because your sarcastic comment doesn't add anything to the conversation.