Comment by izzydata
3 days ago
I wish more writing was framed in such a way that shows it is more of an opinion than an absolute truth. When I read the title "Why facts don't change minds" it sounds like they are explaining a natural law of the universe to you. Why can't they be framed as some ideas they have had and wanted to share?
>Why can't they be framed as some ideas they have had and wanted to share?
Because if you make a weak title it wouldn't have been on HN to begin with. And thus the ideas ha have been shared with as many people.
There's no claim to expertise or empirical support. There isn't even a claim that it applies an existing framework. Why would you think it was anything other than opinion?
I get tired endless unnecessary invocations of "I could be wrong" and "this is just my opinion" as if every author needs to actively steer readers away from the mistake of assuming the author's omniscience and infallibility.
Yeah it's almost like I'm human and have the same cranial jelly that everyone else does.