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> But if you're a tech journalist you're supposed to know this! Agreed, but the sad fact is, every "journalist" makes very obvious mistakes in every article th
by pwg 2y ago
> But if you're a tech journalist you're supposed to know this!
Agreed, but the sad fact is, every "journalist" makes very obvious mistakes in every article they write. It is just that we (the readers) don't notice the obvious mistakes in the stories for which we lack the insider or specialized knowledge to see the mistakes jump out of the page.
This is the effect that "Gell-Mann Amnesia" describes:
https://www.epsilontheory.com/gell-mann-amnesia/ https://www.epsilontheory.com/gell-mann-amnesia/
- Dylan16807 2y agoNot every reporter is equally unspecialized. Plenty of tech journalists do not make this level of mistake.