Hacker News shows me the "Gell-Mann Amnesia effect" quite vividly. When people here discuss topics that I know a lot about, I often quickly realize that more th

Hacker News shows me the "Gell-Mann Amnesia effect" quite vividly. When people here discuss topics that I know a lot about, I often quickly realize that more than half of the people commenting are saying nonsense. When people here discuss topics that I know little about, I am often impressed by the jargon and tone of utter conviction.