[andirk]

> You have no obligation to explain yourself to anyone, I have no earthly idea why you think you do.

> explaining things is often a great way to lose credibility

> I wouldn’t trust your citation selection anyway!

One popular earth reason is people like teaching and learning. We call it knowledge. I'm sure you're fun at parties.

[SpeedilyDamage]

You know who treats Internet discourse as a good way to teach and learn? QAnon.

If your systems can’t prevent you from falling for QAnon, flat eartherism, or the time cube, you are exploitable and are likely already actively exploited.

Believing what you read in an HN comment is a terrible idea.