> Pandering to the over-estimated intelligence of contrarians is the problem.
It makes them feel smart. Which I'm sure feel's good, but often the signal takes precedence over being correct which leads to the obvious issues. It's the same mechanism that makes conspiracy theories so appealing to another group of people - knowing how things really work is seductive.
HN has it's own form that if you've been around long enough, I'm sure you can identify too.
It makes them feel smart. Which I'm sure feel's good, but often the signal takes precedence over being correct which leads to the obvious issues. It's the same mechanism that makes conspiracy theories so appealing to another group of people - knowing how things really work is seductive.
HN has it's own form that if you've been around long enough, I'm sure you can identify too.