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Re:An ‘extraordinarily severe’ emergency: the radioactive le... by carapace on Saturday June 22, 2019 @01:56PM (#20250837)
I dunno dang, in the era of "fake news" I don't think the sentiment is inappropriate.

What else but a shallow dismissal for people who are ignorant but hold forth on some technical issue? The Internet is right there, they could just as easily do their own homework as post something uninformed.

Re:An ‘extraordinarily severe’ emergency: the radioactive le... by dang on Saturday June 22, 2019 @02:09PM (#20250898)
The guidelines ask HN users not to post shallow dismissals because of the effect they have on discussion: they make it even more shallow and dismissive. Look at what an offtopic subthread we got below.

People always hold forth on things they're not expert in. That's humans being human. We can't change that. What is possible is for those who know more to share some of what they know with those who want to learn. Doing that leads to much better discussion.

Re:An ‘extraordinarily severe’ emergency: the radioactive le... by carapace on Saturday June 22, 2019 @03:46PM (#20251365)
I gotta agree. Respect.