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The more deeper you get in a particular field, the more you realize how no one else has a clue. It's time we put credentials aside, I found this amusing: https:
by systemvoltage 6y ago
The more deeper you get in a particular field, the more you realize how no one else has a clue. It's time we put credentials aside, I found this amusing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton#GellMannAmnesiaEffect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton#GellMannAmnes...
- dingoegret 6y agoThat was a good little read and mirrors my sentiments about media consumption exactly. People who have a specialized knowledge about a subject will often find themselves reading false information about serious topics from media about their subject of knowledge. Lowering the credibility of that media in their eyes and preparing themselves to be more skeptical of information output from that media. Then flip to another subject they are totally uninformed on and believe word for word everything that is said to them no matter how utterly ridiculous.
- boibombeiro 6y agoThe irony is that this applies to hacker news.