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emp17344today at 2:31 AM2 repliesview on HN

Who cares about predictions to this extent? They’re practically always incorrect or flawed in some way, and most people understand and accept that. No need to be so neurotic about it.


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ChickeNEStoday at 7:31 AM

Apparently you do, or you wouldn't keep asking?

minimaltomtoday at 3:04 AM

That’s the crux of it!! You don’t have to agree but people do care, and I think (ignoring the obvious partisans) that’s the two dominant camps of commenters on this thread.

One pony’s trash is another pony’s treasure, so I guess here one persons pedanticism is another persons hobby.