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gruezlast Friday at 5:43 PM1 replyview on HN

>because a disappointingly large fraction of the public is unable to acknowledge facts of reality. the video is speaking, but some people just ain't listening.

If something really does "speak for themselves", but also "disappointingly large fraction" (1%? 5%? 10%? 20%? 50%?) refuse to accept it, is that a meaningful statement? Is it the epistemic equivalent of "80% of the time, it works every time"?


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postflopclaritylast Friday at 6:44 PM

I don't know what you want me to say.

"some people are wrong and dumb" is not an argument compelling enough to me to reject the evidence of my eyes and ears.