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by thereisnospork 2405 days ago
I feel like if you can even ask that question then the answer is probably yes. This would make for a rare exception to Betteridge's law though.
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Even though this is an exception to Betteridge's law, it seems that tome's law still applies!

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9077549

How much of the discussion is the open question vs the actual problem?

e.g. "Pete Buttigieg has a AA voter problem" vs. his actually having that problem (which is not conclusive)

The solution to this is usually some overwhelming action to not only mitigate but change the momentum of discussion.

Betteridge's law dictates that if the answer to the question is yes, then the headline is better as a declarative statement: The San Francisco Sh*tuation is Out of Control