[yung_endian]

I've been lurking here since it started. It's not patronizing - it's pointing out a basic statistical fact. Has the bar on HN truly fallen so low that pointing out that anecdote != data is now considered rude?

[StavrosK]

"Pointing out" is what you did, "rude" was how you did it.

For example:

"It's almost as if you don't understand that rudeness is about the tone instead of the content".

Or:

"It looks like you're trying to move the goalposts; would you like some help with that?"

Or:

"> 'It's not patronizing - it's pointing out a basic statistical fact' Interesting how you think the two are mutually exclusive."

Etc.

[vacri]

It's really weird that you've been on the site for 10 years and only just now decided to bust forth with a handful of comments of this low quality.

[chrshawkes]

"Has the bar on HN truly fallen so low that pointing out that anecdote != data is now considered rude?"

yes... yes it has :)