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A comment on Deep Work and the 30-Hour Method for Learning a New Skill (2018). Parent comment

Re:Deep Work and the 30-Hour Method for Learning a New Skill... by coldtea on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @11:26AM (#23846594)
>How does this happen? Is it just easier to leave a negative comment than to say something meaningful if you enjoyed the article?

For one, posts are often upvoted based on their title/subject, and only afterwards are read and evaluated for their content.

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Re:Deep Work and the 30-Hour Method for Learning a New Skill... by tinkertamper on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @12:04PM (#23847187)
What is that based on? Anecdotally the folks around me right now agree a common flow is:

1. See hn link.

2. Go directly to comments.

3. Top comment is seen as counter argument to the article.

4. Discuss on premise defined by top comment (not article).

Unless there’s a way to safe for sure (ex HN weighs in with analytic data) it’s all speculation.

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