alt Hacker NewsThis captures the problem, the sycophancy / preference optimization deludes people into thinking they’re on to something and posting things that don’t contribute to the discussion. It’s the “I drive better when I’m drunk” syndrome, it’s better just to outright ban it than to leave it to people’s judgement.
The point is we don't know whether that's true, only that some people think it's true, which is not interesting.