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Seems to who? I've never noticed anyone taking this opinion.
Hmm. I think I would have preferred to italicize "noticed" rather than what you did.
Perhaps. But I am far more annoyed by people who know better throwing around absolute terms, when they also know counterexamples are available in literally 3 or 4 seconds - if they would stop being lazy and would just look.
(I'm seriously considering registering an account 'LetMeFuckingGoogleThatForYou' to handle these sorts of replies; LW may be big enough now that such role-accounts are needed.)
Already done: JustFuckingGoogleIt
The absolute terms were appropriate, referring as they did only to my personal experience. It was only intended as a weak, throwaway comment. I suppose you might be annoyed that I think such anecdotes are worthy of mention.
Edited to add: If you'd quoted instead "Seems to who?" I wouldn't have found your comment at all objectionable.
Sockpuppetry considered harmful.
"Considered Harmful" Considered Harmful
You can link to searches with Let Me Google That for You
I've seen Arnold Kling, GMU economics blogger (colleague of Robin Hanson, I think), argue something like that.
This was the example that first sprung to mind, though recently he's admitted he's not so sure.