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I think you're describing a fallacy known as the Appeal to Novelty: [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_novelty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to
by jes 5y ago
I think you're describing a fallacy known as the Appeal to Novelty:
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_novelty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_novelty
- JohnWhigham 5y agoI don't think this is a case of that. I honestly think it's the author just looking for battle-tested things that have been around for so long, erroneously concluding "they've been around so long, there must be potential for disruption here!", and then scouring for evidence to support this. Almost mindlessly searching for something to improve.
- henrik_w 5y agoAlso, the Lindy effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect