When people think something is bad and keep encountering other people saying it is good, they respond. There's no reason why anyone should get "involved in the space" before expressing their opinion.
> There's no reason why anyone should get "involved in the space" before expressing their opinion.
I think this really depends on what you mean by involved in the space. Far too often, someone will start commenting on something based on nothing other than a 2nd hand understanding of the thing, and that commentary is often misleading or naive (or both) as a result.
I’d argue that expressing opinions prematurely is one of the fundamental problems with society today, and one that is amplified by tech.
And even thinking about this in terms of “good” and “bad” seems problematic, when it’s not inherently either, much like the majority of modern technology.
I’m not arguing against the creation of “here are some bad things about x” posts, but there is a subcategory that is not useful.
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