On: Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall (2018)

[ungamedplayer → thebeanogamer]

We all did buddy.. we all did.

[SilasX → ungamedplayer]

Kinda funny how that comment is flag-killed, but an equally unverifiable anecdote is the top comment on the previous discussion, and it claims the same thing:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17400832

[ungamedplayer → SilasX]

The hive mind is a fickle beast. I think that it needs to contribute to the narative for it not be flagged.

[Chris2048 → SilasX]

Perhaps because one provides no further detail, or context to add relevance?

[SilasX → Chris2048]

But since it’s all unverifiable anyway, it’s really just fluff that it ads. Maybe if the poster had personal information in their profile…

[Chris2048 → SilasX]

a lot of things are, I don't think it matters if it's verifiable true, it's a single n=1 anecdote anyway. The meaning comes from the reason it was mentioned, which I don't think is fluff.

[SilasX → Chris2048]

What reason? "I can tell an exciting story?" Yeah anyone can say anything they want, doesn't mean it's a good reason to believe it, let alone upvote.

[Chris2048 → SilasX]

That a difficult task might be possible using an unconventional method that the competition designers didn't anticipate. Again, I said believing it isn't necessary.