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Yes exactly. We've all experienced reading an account on our particular domain of expertise by a journalist and realising they have absolutely no clue what they
by MrScruff 4y ago
Yes exactly. We've all experienced reading an account on our particular domain of expertise by a journalist and realising they have absolutely no clue what they're talking about. I find it amazing how presumably otherwise intelligent people reading Hacker News don't see the issue with offering lay opinions on Cosmology of all topics.
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- pantalaimon 4y agoWell there is a connection. Often I read news articles about science where I think "Wait, that doesn’t make sense." or "Hey, this assumption is not explained at all!" and without the original paper to read (or the knowledge to understand it) the only place to take this confusion is the comments section, with the hope that someone might explain it.
- mumblemumble 4y agoI think that's just a factor of the open nature of HN meaning there's always someone ready with a hot take, and plenty of social incentive to provide one. None of us is as dumb as all of us.