Re:Particle seen switching between matter and antimatter at ...
by krapp on Saturday June 12, 2021 @04:53PM
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I'm not objecting to asking questions, I'm objecting to preferring the HN commentariat over at least engaging with the posted content. Asking questions after reading the article is fine - that's part of creating fruitful discussion.
But HN does have a problem in that no one believes reading the article is worth the effort, and everyone prefers to just read the comments. The end result of that is a negative feedback loop of insularity and incuriosity, more people only engaging with the subject (or what they believe the subject is based on their reading of the title) on a superficial level rather than real intellectual discussion.
I'm not putting aside skepticism and intellectual rigour when I read the comments here.
I also think you're wrong about the members of this community. There are a tremendously wide assortment of backgrounds represented here.
I come to Hacker News mostly for, not in spite of, the comments.
I think telling people to not ask questions is dangerous. The person I originally responded to was not doing that exactly, but it felt borderline enough to remind them that the community here is filled with experts and teachers.
It's also worth pointing out that we shouldn't silence curiosity. Attacking what you perceive as a lazy mind can only harm the desire to learn.