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robertk | 10 months 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.

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sureglymop|10 months ago

Sure but what about false positives? What about real accounts newer than that? This is a work around but not a good solution.

mtndew4brkfst|10 months ago

That's a sacrifice I'm willing to make, personally.

probably_a_gpt|10 months ago

wait 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|10 months ago

In some case yes. If their argument is based on their own personal experience and it turns out that personal experience isn't true.

blibble|10 months ago

you can buy old accounts for like $3