[ajross]

I'm amazed how invested some people are in this.

I'm sorry, but skepticism isn't "corrupt". 99 times out of 100, it's right. No one is being suppressed here. Anyone with even a hint of a positive result goes viral on twitter instantly. But the results just aren't there. And yeah, the crufty theoreticians are haw-haw-hawing a little (cold fusion -style, I guess) at the people who jumped on the possibility without really thinking through the implications.

But the theoreticians were right about cold fusion too. Look, if LK-99 is real then you don't need a theoreticians blessing. The problem is that *it's not real*, at least not yet, and you're demanding the theoreticians hold their opinions because it upsets you that they think you're wrong.

[progrus]

I’ve seen enough blatant gaslighting about this on Twitter (and here) to just ignore you.

[ajross]

Disagreement is not "blatant gaslighting", and ignoring people who disagree with you only harms your understanding of the world.

It's just so upsetting to me the extent to which the HN community has charged down this meme-driven, anti-rationalist path. Everything that doesn't feel right is suddenly the word of an enemy to commenters here. And we used to be so sure of our fact-based world views!