Comment by ElevenLathe
2 years ago
You don't need to correct every wrong thing you read. In fact you will probably feel much better if you don't ever do it at all, or at least take a break for while.
2 years ago
You don't need to correct every wrong thing you read. In fact you will probably feel much better if you don't ever do it at all, or at least take a break for while.
Very true :). It doesn’t help that this isn’t exactly a little blog post, it’s a popular New Yorker feature…
A published "real" news article like this is actually one of the more futile things to try to "correct" IMO. Some guy on a blog might publish a correction or change their view. The New Yorker probably won't (at least not based on an HN comment).
Have you ever tried correcting a "real" article? It's easier to write it in the blog comments then open an email with sources but it's not futile.
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Still that is what the downvote button for. With a comment extolling why your opinion is further valid than the net points that support it, seems an exercise in ego that is not beneficial to either you or the community.
Very true, but it is hard not be frustrated reading the constant stream of confidently incorrect information about this topic. I left /r/programming similar reasons and it is sad to experience the same on HN.
The constant misinformation of the world is one of life's great tensions.
If you did then the LLM might stop hallucinating so much.
obligatory https://xkcd.com/386/
Except now I can train an AI to do it 24/7...
Except if you want the job done right, you really have to do it yourself...
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When my pedantic keyboard warrior gears start turning, I think about the same xkcd a sibling commenter posted.
But I've been struggling with the recent tsunami of openly anti-intellectual, alt-everything pseudoscience in the US. I recently pleaded with my sister to read The Demon-Haunted World by Sagan.
There's something important in patient advocacy of truth.