On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 06:04:11PM +0000, Rainer Weikusat wrote: > Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> writes: > > [...] > > > Over a year ago, on my systemd debating page, I wrote a section on > > debating Poettering himself, and that section refers heavily to the > > video you mention: > > > > http://troubleshooters.com/linux/systemd/debating.htm#debating_poettering > > Hmm ... the way to debate people who simply cook up whatever bullshit > suits them is "You don't" as that's a hopeless quest: Refuting bullshit > usually takes some amount of research and will end up in a complicated > statement someone who isn't an expert in the subject matter likely won't > understand (and if that someone was such an expert, he wouldn't have > fallen for the BS in the first place). Bullshit can also be taylored to > the preferences of an audience while statements of fact can't, hence, > the audience will usually like the BS (and the guy who utilizes it) > better. Lastly, this is an eternal uphill battle because someone who > isn't overly concerned with technical accuracy and logic can cook up > more bullshit much faster than it could be refuted.
Mark Twain said it thus: “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” -- hendrik _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
