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> "Some random guy posting thoughts on Substack has remarkably turned into anti-"MSM" advocacy. Amazing." I wonder if there's a snappy name for this fallacy th
by pavlov 5y ago
> "Some random guy posting thoughts on Substack has remarkably turned into anti-"MSM" advocacy. Amazing."
I wonder if there's a snappy name for this fallacy that professionals are somehow responsible for the failings of amateurs. It's pretty common.
- Blogger writes poorly researched post -> "mainstream journalists are much worse"
- Crypto project is fraud -> "banks are the real scams"
Applying this logic to the tech industry, we get:
- Random Wordpress plugin is poorly designed -> "the real incompetents are software engineers at FAANGs"
I mean, it might be true, but there's really no relationship between the two and it doesn't absolve the amateur.