Okay, what if you were speaking to an audience on a live national broadcast? Would you ask for a show of hands? What if you were talking to an arena of 20,000 people? Would you ask for a show of hands?
Neither you nor the original article refer to any audience to even close of that size. I also wouldn't ask for a show of hands if I gave the President a national security briefing, or if I made first contact with aliens.
Can we agree that those situations are uncommon for most people on HN and focus on the kinds of talks we usually give around here?
Can we agree that those situations are uncommon for most people on HN and focus on the kinds of talks we usually give around here?