Stale Argument Dismissals
Commenters repeatedly dismiss others' claims by pointing out that similar arguments were made years or decades ago and have since been proven wrong or outdated by events.
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Reality check time for you: people were saying this exact thing 3 years ago. You cannot extrapolate like that.
You are parroting debunked arguments from 2 years ago.
People have been saying variations of this for several decades. So far they've been wrong.
Someone was always wrong about something similar in the past.That proves nothing about the present.
Thats a bold claim given the history.
Two years ago a lot of people would have thought your comment was spot on. Now it's just demonstrably false.
you're not wrong, but if the last 5 years were any indication that is a naïve fallacy.
Good response, I don't trust hindsight only a couple years old.
People being wrong on a subject 40 years ago doesn't mean the same arguments are valid today.
Just because something is old, it doesn't make it true.