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wredcoll08/01/20251 replyview on HN

Someone "interviewing" a pundit by letting them speak for 3 hours contributes very little to our understanding of reality. We might understand a bit more about the pundit's opinions, which can be entertaining, and could theoretically be valuable, but rarely is.

Someone actually looking for facts about reality would be far more useful and valuable to society. Not that we reward that sort of thing.


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chermi08/01/2025

Letting someone talk for 3 hours is good information. It contributes a lot. Just because it's not distilled and you're not told what to think about doesn't make it not valuable.