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> I didn't see that so I can't really comment. It does not seem like it provides a counter example to what I wrote. I did not say Linus is never wrong. I have g

> I didn't see that so I can't really comment. It does not seem like it provides a counter example to what I wrote. I did not say Linus is never wrong. I have got into many flame wars with him so I would be the last to say he is always right. Domain experts are frequently wrong about their field of expertise too, especially in places where it interacts with things outside their field of expertise. You came in with an argument to authority, and now you're saying you disagree with that authority yourself, but you trust that authority more than domain experts? I don't think you've fully thought this through... Everyone believes what they read in the news, until they see it reporting on something they know about - and then they forget about it a week later and go back to trusting the news.

starspangled 2y ago
> You came in with an argument to authority, and now you're saying you disagree with that authority yourself, but you trust that authority more than domain experts? I wrote what I wrote. I didn't "come in" with the argument to authority though, that was you (or perhaps the OP you replied to first). Anyway, I gave examples where domain experts are myopic or don't actually have the expertise in what other stakeholders (e.g., users) might require.