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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell-Mann_amnesia_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell-Mann_amnesia_effect
by swyx 2y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell-Mann_amnesia_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell-Mann_amnesia_effect
- deskr 2y agoWow, I didn't know this effect had a name. I've experienced it so many times. I've also seen how politicians lie and tell half truths about stuff, where I know the full story like them.
- TApplencourt 2y agoIt was in the article...
- deskr 2y agoShows that it's not safe to assume that a random Besserwisser on HN has read the article. In my defence I did skim through it though.
- musicale 2y agoI consider it the cost of information rather than amnesia. When I read articles about something that I don't know much about, I usually don't have time to fact-check everything individually if it's not obviously wrong and seems to be plausibly presented, so I use it as a base theory until I receive evidence to the contrary - while knowing that it is likely still full of errors.