FYI, I think I would have nitpicked less if you had prefixed the examples with "these are simplified from analysis The Book, analysis there takes into account many more caveats, please look at their model if you want more detail"
from having spent too much time commenting, I've noticed that a seeming refutation will get upvoted about the same regardless of whether or not it's right, and if someone replies with a seeming counter-refutation, the upvote rate will slow down, again regardless of correcntess
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People don't seem to actually care about the information in the comment and judge things by how right-sounding the comment is. I think (?) an incorrect refutation that sits at the top of a comment section will cause people to not read the article.
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If I have some anti-nitpick clause about the thing someone is complaining about, on HN, someone will respond that this was addressed in the article, which will become the top response and knock out the comment
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