That's nice of you to list where you work. On HN there are many qualified and intelligent people, so we generally prefer to talk about the issues directly.
> half a dozen standard robustness checks
My original comment isn't arguing they used tools improperly, it's an epistemology argument. It's about the limitations of what information could even be gathered from this kind of study.
I think it's hilarious that somebody who has been here for all of 11 days wants to tell somebody who is coming up on their 10-year HNiversary what "we generally prefer".
Oh, I did. I figure it means you're the kind of person who knows he's going to be a dick but wants to do it under a disposable identity to as not to harm his score. So you're not just a jerk, but a calculated jerk.
> half a dozen standard robustness checks
My original comment isn't arguing they used tools improperly, it's an epistemology argument. It's about the limitations of what information could even be gathered from this kind of study.