[scott0129]

I find it a bit upsetting that in true HackerNews character, so many comment just to express that the author's thoughts are naíve, unfounded, or just plain wrong.

This is what I got from her writing:

1. She hates this because it's scarred her and loved ones. 2. This is invisible though. I think radiation is an apt analogy. It's everywhere all the time, but rarely enough to do damage. 3. But it can hurt you and she has seen the scars. 4. It's very possible that you've never seen it's effects and never will.

And I struggle to see how to disagree with these points. A significant portion of her post is admitting that her description will not be a perfect one.

I feel she openly acknowledges that she could be wrong. And I also feel it would only be courteous for us, the readers, to acknowledge she could just be right.