[snapcaster]

But it's stupid. If i smack myself in the head with a hammer is that proof hammers shouldn't be relied on?

[fc417fc802]

If you smack yourself in the head with a hammer and it injures you that's evidence that smacking people in the head with hammers is bad and shouldn't be done, right?

[jmye]

Are there start-ups led by idiots suggesting that smacking yourself in the head with a hammer will help treat your diabetes?

If not, then perhaps there's a problem in your analogy.

[jkestner]

Here we’re at the origin of the tool and get to watch how many people hit themselves in the head before we learn this collective wisdom.

There’s a gap between what the tool will allow you to tell it to do, and what it’s good at. The feedback mechanism to tell the difference is deficient compared to a hammer.

[coldtea]

No, but it would be proof you didn't get the point of the paper.