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[–] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The point of arguing with morons online is not to convince the morons. It's to convince the spectators.

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

This particular moron is selling tickets to the venue he's using to argue with him tho...

[–] refalo@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I'm not convinced that has the effect you think it does.

To me it just makes LeCun look worse for engaging with him. His research stands on its own and I don't think convincing anyone of anything on xitter is going to have a worthwhile outcome for him.