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Avoiding outrage fatigue while staying informed

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757 points headalgorithm | 3 comments | 05 Feb 25 14:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.002s | source
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yostrovs ◴[05 Feb 25 15:41 UTC] No.42950085[source]▶
What is actually outrageous is that Scientific American publishes articles like this. It's an institution that, like so many, is destroying itself by getting into politics, especially the politics of outrage.
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taylodl ◴[05 Feb 25 15:47 UTC] No.42950192[source]▶
Scientific American started "getting into politics" in the mid 20th century, so your comment is about 70 years late.
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yostrovs ◴[05 Feb 25 15:51 UTC] No.42950254[source]▶
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1. taylodl ◴[05 Feb 25 21:40 UTC] No.42955593[source]▶
I call spades, spades. It's not my job to prove to you the object is actually a spade. At some point you have to tell disingenuous people spouting nonsense to go eff off. You're not obligated to provide counterexamples to their nonsense. Time is valuable. You're not obligated to let idiots waste it.
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2. fawley ◴[05 Feb 25 23:43 UTC] No.42957018[source]▶
> It's not my job to prove to you the object is actually a spade.

> Time is valuable. You're not obligated to let idiots waste it.

Right on both counts!

However: If insufficiently many people put in the effort to explain their proof/reasoning to others, then we shouldn't be surprised when that side loses.

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3. taylodl ◴[06 Feb 25 14:41 UTC] No.42962792{3}[source]▶
It depends on the amount of effort required and the impact of what's being discussed. I'm not going to argue with people that grass is green, or the earth is round. SM started to engage in politics in the mid 20th century, and I even provided some examples of topics they've covered in that period. They then got pissy and demanded evidence, which in the context of what's being discussed, is a dick move. So, I told him where to get off.

In cases where the discussion is actually important, such as anthropogenic climate change for example, or issues with Test-Driven Development, I provide the receipts.