[sangnoir]

One of HNs failure-modes is inaccuracies get voted to the top if they seem correct to the majority of voters whose biases resonate with poster's.

Aside: thank you for asking. When I previously encountered incorrect top-level comments that I knew to be wrong (insider information), I'd simply ignore and move on. You've inspired me to push back more often.

[hazn]

This is a accurate reflection of biases of humans in general. A good story trumps truth.

[nostrademons]

And also why AI and LLMs are hot right now. A good story trumps truth.

[bookofjoe]

But not always! There are those among us who like nothing better than to double down in a flame war. One nice thing about having visited often over the past 7 years is that I know whom to avoid responding to (for the most part).

[return_to_monke]

this is actually what an AI would do!