alt Hacker NewsHe doesn't. People start off with that when they're scared of voicing their actual opinion and it softens whatever they have to say a touch.
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hunterpayne • today at 2:30 AM
Or it could be that they want to give people they don't know the benefit of the doubt. I don't really consider it a sign of good character to not do this and the vast majority of people would too. That you didn't even consider it...
ThunderSizzle • today at 1:34 AM
Like a compliment sandwich or something.
I do. I'm familiar with his research from the pre-Google era, and that's that.