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by ceejayoz 1192 days ago
At some point, it's possible to draw conclusions from the fact that a whole bunch of generally intelligent people can't make a good argument for something's worth.

For example:

> The fact that I have not met a single knowledgable person who managed to convince me that eating poop is a good idea that solves problems that need solving in elegant ways doesn't speak about me, it speaks about the topic at hand.

Do we conclude that eating poop is a great idea, and that more looking is what's needed? Or can we conclude that there's probably a reason folks struggle to justify the concept?