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'Why don't people just [simple solution]' is always asked by someone who doesn't understand the problem, doesn't understand humans, or doesn't understand both. AKA, Hacker News.
in reply to mcSlibinas

One is my old friend, working on marketing and ads, he said he can say from the headline, that the article is true or false, he can learn science without even reading it, and he claims climate change a false to make money. Another one is my classmate, believes in aliens and fairies. He claims that with amotions he can feel everything, his emotions says that climate change is lie. He dont need to read a study, he feels everything. I can give you their contacts. Everyone must have friends, of this kind.
in reply to Jacob Urlich 🌍

@experimentmapass @mcSlibinas I'm 54. My tolerance for such friends erodes every year. I want to do real things, not bullshit.

If I want fiction, I can read a novel or watch cartoons. Way better quality.

in reply to JA Westenberg

Having been the asshole that asks this question from time to time... This has been the case _every_ single time.
in reply to JA Westenberg

meanwhile at corporate, the answer is: because we've done it that way since forever
in reply to JA Westenberg

you're not allowed to post on hacker news unless WIS is your dump stat
in reply to JA Westenberg

stupid questions provide good opportunity to explain complex situations. Also, very often people claiming to understand a bit of a complex situation are found unable to answer simple questions. they just drench themselves into complexity, never thinking about the big picture
in reply to JA Westenberg

"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge"

-- Charles Darwin, in _The Descent of Man_

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