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Not sure why're you're being downvoted. The common name for this is Gell-Mann Amnesia[1], and is casually observable. Pick any field where you would be conside
by donw 6y ago
Not sure why're you're being downvoted. The common name for this is Gell-Mann Amnesia[1], and is casually observable.
Pick any field where you would be considered by the layperson to be a subject-matter expert. Then, go and consume popular media -- news, movies, fiction -- related to that field. How accurate would you say they are?
Perhaps the downvoters would care to explain?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton#GellMannAmnesiaEffect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton#GellMannAmnes...
- klibertp 6y agoFYI: you've been downvoted because you talk about downvotes, which is frowned upon here. Have you referenced the Gell-Mann effect only it would be ok. Also, don't worry about things "being downvoted": there are often large swings in up- and downvotes in the first few hours after posting. In most cases they even out and there's no need to go out of your way to support seemingly downvoted comment (unless you have something to add to the discussion, outside of discussing the voting).