I think they're referring to media incompetence and biases in general rather than the difficulty of subjects. For example, if you follow conservative news, you'

I think they're referring to media incompetence and biases in general rather than the difficulty of subjects. For example, if you follow conservative news, you'd think that pride parades were naked men playing with dildos and humping each other rather than huge corporate and sanitized events with only a minority of that. (the news always focuses on what is the most salient and buzz-generating aspect of things, such as making outlandish claims in tech about AI) See also the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/65213-briefly-stated-the-gell-mann-amnesia-effect-is-as-follows-you http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/65213-briefly-stated-the-gel....