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If I read a comment that has any probability of changing my mind about a fact or opinion, I always go to the user page to check their registration date. No hard
by robertk 1y ago
If I read a comment that has any probability of changing my mind about a fact or opinion, I always go to the user page to check their registration date. No hard cut-off date but I usually discount or ignore any account >= 2020.
- sureglymop 1y agoSure but what about false positives? What about real accounts newer than that? This is a work around but not a good solution.
- mtndew4brkfst 1y agoThat's a sacrifice I'm willing to make, personally.
- blibble 1y agoyou can buy old accounts for like $3
- probably_a_gpt 1y agowait if they make a good point that has changed your mind, you discount it if you don’t like the source? so you prefer authority of the messenger over merit of the message?
- simonw 1y agoIn some case yes. If their argument is based on their own personal experience and it turns out that personal experience isn't true.