Questioning Benefits
This cluster captures comments that skeptically inquire about or challenge the benefits, advantages, or upsides of proposed ideas, technologies, policies, or changes in Hacker News discussions.
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Sample Comments
What's the potential benefit?
What would be the benefit, exactly?
Maybe that is the benefit.
That's interesting! What would make it benefit in your opinion?
What do you think would be the benefit?
What do you think the benefits would be?
Sure, but what's the benefit?
How would that benefit them at all?
How does that benefit you though?
It's benefitting them :-)