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I suggest understanding Geller Mann amnesia effect. It's very true of Internet comments, especially about tech companies. “Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesi
by kelukelugames 11y ago
I suggest understanding Geller Mann amnesia effect. It's very true of Internet comments, especially about tech companies.
“Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In Murray's case, physics. In mine, show business. You read the article and see the journalist has absolutely no understanding of either the facts or the issues. Often, the article is so wrong it actually presents the story backward—reversing cause and effect. I call these the "wet streets cause rain" stories. Paper's full of them.
In any case, you read with exasperation or amusement the multiple errors in a story, and then turn the page to national or international affairs, and read as if the rest of the newspaper was somehow more accurate about Palestine than the baloney you just read. You turn the page, and forget what you know.”
― Michael Crichton
- metaphorm 11y agoare you meaning to imply that the author of the Quora post did not understand the reasons behind his/her own termination? I hope you realize that the Quora post linked here is NOT the second hand account of a journalist, but was instead a primary source from an involved party. I don't think the Geller-Mann effect applies to this kind of situation and I find it more than a little strange that you're suggesting it would.
- kelukelugames 11y agoI mean don't blindly believe everything you read on the internet, especially if it triggers your emotions or is about a popular company. HNers are susceptible to sensationalism too.
- metaphorm 11y agowhat you're doing now is basically a variation on concern trolling. what you just said to me is something like "I am CONCERNED that you are reacting emotionally due to your biases" and then you go and cite some article about a psychological research effect to try and make your point, by quoting something from a fiction writer speaking about an entirely different scenario that seems to be at-best tangentially related (and that is a very generous interpretation) to this issue. what is your actual point? I would suggest you check your own emotions and biases. maybe you are unduly supportive of FB even in situations where they ought to be scrutinized and deserve to be criticized. edit: now that I've looked into it more, what is even IS the Gell-Man amnesia effect? I can't find any credible sources on this besides the essay Michael Crichton wrote, where he appears to have simply invented this for his own rhetorical purposes.
- kelukelugames 11y agoDamn you touchy.