You are right that it was an unnecessary comment, but declaring that "There is no need for these experiments" is a little armchairy. This is a debate that has been going on for a long time and a version which takes place on hacker news would be more useful if it wasn't immediately polarized.
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Sigh. Arm chair philosophy at its worst.
What's worst is when people leave worthless comments like these.
You are right that it was an unnecessary comment, but declaring that "There is no need for these experiments" is a little armchairy. This is a debate that has been going on for a long time and a version which takes place on hacker news would be more useful if it wasn't immediately polarized.