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Re:Ask HN: Why is there so little info on the web about IBM ... by edgyquant on Monday November 28, 2022 @02:51PM (#33778624)
Sure for the percentage of people who do read all the way through and then rethink things. This is <1% in most communities
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Re:Ask HN: Why is there so little info on the web about IBM ... by setr on Monday November 28, 2022 @03:56PM (#33779496)
Assuming everyone is an idiot, and designing around that basis, seems like a great way to foster a community of idiots.

And unlike stackoverflow, there’s not really any good reason for anyone to think a top-level comment is somehow authoritative, especially because the best comments on HN tend to be replies

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