Uber and Lyft shutdown in California averted as judge grants emergency stay

Re:Uber and Lyft shutdown in California averted as judge gra... by renewiltord on Thursday August 20, 2020 @05:05PM (#24228967)

Very curious about this trend I've seen on HN where instead of going to the primary source, commenters will take 2x the time to hypothesize about what the primary source could contain.

In this particular case it was so easy that it really makes me wonder.

I can think of a couple of reasons:

* Uncertainty with where in the primary source the content is

* Concern that you're being Gish Galloped with citations

* Lack of skill at skimming

Anyway, the source is particularly weird with the way it links to things and stuff but it wasn't that hard to find. I went through it and then decided to screen record the interaction afterwards. It's my second time going through but not that different from the first.

Using headlines, pull quotes, and pictures as the things I'm aiming for, I got there in 30 s. I think your comment would have taken longer for me to have written than 30 s.

https://gfycat.com/rashwholeindianjackal

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Re:Uber and Lyft shutdown in California averted as judge gra... by mediaman on Thursday August 20, 2020 @05:37PM (#24229317)

There's a psychological reward to having other people read what you write, and possibly getting upvotes.

This reward exceeds the reward from learning the actual information.

Many platforms are plagued by people more interested in being heard than learning facts.

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