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I have not seen the like nor studied the field but interpret it as internal over external knowing. personal experience over dogma of any stripe.

• bmicraft 3y ago
  I thought that might be a possible interpretation, but then personal experience is just an anecdote and also not a thing when you're just starting out
  • roncesvalles 3y ago
    Most people underestimate how valuable personal anecdotes are compared to sampling/survey data. Has it ever happened to you that a restaurant or other experience has thousands of rave reviews online (or even among your friends) but when you go there it's shockingly underwhelming? That happens a lot. Your personal anecdote is almost always more valuable in such cases because of several reasons including recency, authenticity, self-honesty and the usual problems with review aggregation platforms.
    • bmicraft 3y ago
      Food is a very subjective thing, online reviews generally are often intentionally or unintentionally distorted, and quality/staff at those places changes too over time. Considering all these factors, that does not make this specific scenario a great more general example