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Re:An ‘extraordinarily severe’ emergency: the radioactive le... by bilbo0s on Saturday June 22, 2019 @10:09AM (#20249619)
This is probably pretty typical. The more you know, the more you read and just shake your head.

I made medical imaging software for treatment and diagnosis for a living. I suspect I have the same reaction to posts on oncology issues, or FDA issues that you are having to posts on this issue.

It's important to realize though, that some of the people commenting with obvious gaps in their knowledge are making a sincere attempt at learning more. Especially if the subject is technical rather than political in nature. Just jump in and correct them. If any of your corrections are received poorly by the user, well, just let them alone. But the curious, 'seeker' types will probably thank you and ask for more information.

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Re:An ‘extraordinarily severe’ emergency: the radioactive le... by lasdfas on Saturday June 22, 2019 @10:45AM (#20249857)
I think "some" is very few (if any at all) in my experience. If you are generally looking for knowledge or not sure, you preface with "I may be wrong", "I am not an expert" or other such phrases, but most often people state wrong information as facts with no caveats. It's probably some combination of over confidence and ignorance.
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Re:An ‘extraordinarily severe’ emergency: the radioactive le... by ksec on Saturday June 22, 2019 @11:06AM (#20249975)
That is one of the problem with online discussions. Would be great if there is a discussion on how to fix this.
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Re:An ‘extraordinarily severe’ emergency: the radioactive le... by fwip on Saturday June 22, 2019 @11:32AM (#20250121)
HackerNews tech bros, chasing that upvote validation. When you've been rewarded all your life for being smart and right, you tend to think your guesses are right and announce them loudly.
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Re:An ‘extraordinarily severe’ emergency: the radioactive le... by qwsxyh on Saturday June 22, 2019 @11:42AM (#20250178)
HN users, much similar to many places on the internet, fall into the trap of believing that because they hold an opinion on a topic, they are therefore right.
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Re:An ‘extraordinarily severe’ emergency: the radioactive le... by spacemanmatt on Saturday June 22, 2019 @02:34PM (#20251009)
Everything I know about the Dunning-Kruger effect, I learned on HN.
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Re:An ‘extraordinarily severe’ emergency: the radioactive le... by bodi on Saturday June 22, 2019 @12:09PM (#20250311)
And no site featuring up/down votes, usernames, and publicly displayed logins will ever pursue the truth as a first cause, only to enable the ego.
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