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Yeah I love some of these pop historical/sociological youtubers - until they venture into one of the tiny domains I know a little about, and I listen to their m
by LAC-Tech 4y ago
Yeah I love some of these pop historical/sociological youtubers - until they venture into one of the tiny domains I know a little about, and I listen to their misunderstandings.
Then of course I think about how likely their knowledge of other topics - on which I "trusted" them due to my own ignorance - is similarly surface level.
- colechristensen 4y agoThe best presentation is the most suspect, particularly if the presenter has little focus and follows on to trending topics (you start to notice a topic does the rounds in several information entertainment venues and presenters in a short time). Popular science presentations whether it be books, podcasters, or videos are quite low signal to noise.
- unmole 4y agohttps://theportal.wiki/wiki/The_Gell-Mann_Amnesia_Effect https://theportal.wiki/wiki/The_Gell-Mann_Amnesia_Effect