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by blowski 3582 days ago
Probably because there is a noisy minority who voice dogmatic opinions without understanding the constraints of the problem at hand. They are lilliputians, spouting wonderful ideas that collapse in the face of deadlines and budgets. For those of us that have to live in reality, they can be very annoying and disheartening, so it's essential to take their opinions with a fistful of salt.
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That, yes.

But also because a significant amount of even the day's top popular topics have in the end very little relevance and impact to most businesses.

Which doesn't mean it's not interesting, though.