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This is called the Murray Gell-Mann Amnesia effect (or rather, you're describing breaking free from it). https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/65213-briefly-stated-
by tome 9y ago
This is called the Murray Gell-Mann Amnesia effect (or rather, you're describing breaking free from it).
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/65213-briefly-stated-the-gell-mann-amnesia-effect-is-as-follows-you https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/65213-briefly-stated-the-ge...
- dandare 9y agoThanks, I learned something new today.
- icebraining 9y agoBy the way, the curious origin of the name: "I call it by this name because I once discussed it with Murray Gell-Mann, and by dropping a famous name I imply greater importance to myself, and to the effect, than it would otherwise have." The full speech in which it appears is interesting: https://web.archive.org/web/20060827111102/http://www.michaelcrichton.com/speeches/speeches_quote03.html https://web.archive.org/web/20060827111102/http://www.michae...