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Debunking the debunkers debunk

Who doesn't love a good debunk? Whether its a debunk in the name of affirming actual truth, or the seedier side of a debunk which only serves personal confirmation bias, to debunk something can not only be as huge matter of immense personal pride in defeating your opponent to the point they may never recover as you stand upon their slain corpse, or as tiny as a well reasoned debate where the truth has finally arrived into the argument and the loser accepts he was wrong its all rather fun and games while the spectacle is being played out. I was recently struck by a recent even that happened in the US. It became the Citi-bike Karen event. Important facts to remember Citi-bikes is a bike sharing scheme in New York.  There are over 1,000 citi-bike stations You create an account, scan the barcode on the bike via your phone and leave it at any other Citi-bike station when you've finished it. Some citi-bikes are electric assisted (which can cause arguments due to their popularity (thi...