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> Similar effect when reading the news on a topic that one is an expert in - they usually get it incredibly wrong. This is the argument behind the Gell-Mann am
by wolfgke 6y ago
> Similar effect when reading the news on a topic that one is an expert in - they usually get it incredibly wrong.
This is the argument behind the Gell-Mann amnesia effect:
https://www.epsilontheory.com/gell-mann-amnesia/ https://www.epsilontheory.com/gell-mann-amnesia/
- hombre_fatal 6y agoWe really need to retire "Gell-Mann amnesia effect" and relegate it to a /glossary on HN along with the various philosophical razors, "Dunning-Kruger effect", "X fallacy", "gaslighting", and other intellectual placeholders like that. As soon as I read the grandparent comment, I knew there was going to be a flood of people arriving to supply us with some wiki link. This way we can just cut to the chase with "Ah, I smell a case of /glossary#4 going on!".
- A4ET8a8uTh0 6y agoWhy should it be retired? Is it untrue? Is there a valid reason to doubt it? It is hard to accept a removal of useful mental shortcut for no reason.
- monoideism 6y agoAre you suggesting that it's not an actual phenomenon?