Re:Covid-19 update and guidance to limit spread
by senthil_rajasek on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @03:52PM
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The original comment first addresses the credentials of the author before giving any valid feedback on the points in the article.
People do this a lot subconsciously and it affects the way we consume information.
Instead I prefer to first understand how valid the argument is before looking at who said it.
Unfortunately most people are wired to "like" based on who says a thing more than how valid their arguments are...
Listen, I'm going to tell you this because feedback is important and this is for your benefit: low brow dismissals are easy. You can always make up an imagined way to disagree with someone and it is almost always useless.
Here's an example of one of these lowbrow dismissals with your comment:
> "nice explanation"
> Why does the explanation have to be nice? I'd rather have someone tell me the truth rudely rather than tell me lies kindly.
Behold the incredible worthlessness of that response! It is fucking idiotic. People who interpret things literally are not talented, they are crippled.