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Not to get too meta, because frankly it's kind of a boring topic, but that deference to authority has always been a part of it on here. The authority we defer t
by girvo 4y ago
Not to get too meta, because frankly it's kind of a boring topic, but that deference to authority has always been a part of it on here. The authority we defer to might have changed, but it's a board that grew out of startup culture: looking up to the big winners of this game was part of it's raison d'être
- threatofrain 4y agoDeference to authority is simply one judgment of credibility. Another kind is one of dismissal. When you hire a lawyer or a doctor rather than studying the matter yourself, you're making a judgment on credibility. When you decide not to go to a chiropractor because they don't have a medical degree, that's a judgment on credibility.