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Is there a term for the phenomenon where whenever the press covers a subject you are knowledgeable on, you can see clearly their reporting is terrible -- so ind
by gfodor 11y ago
Is there a term for the phenomenon where whenever the press covers a subject you are knowledgeable on, you can see clearly their reporting is terrible -- so inductively they are always reporting terribly?
- rm999 11y agoThe hackernews effect? That's pretty much the default reaction anytime a mainstream source is posted here.
- dwmtm 11y agohttp://www.goodreads.com/quotes/65213-briefly-stated-the-gell-mann-amnesia-effect-is-as-follows-you http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/65213-briefly-stated-the-gel...
- caseysoftware 11y agoI'm not sure there's a name for it but there is a tendency to see terrible reporting in your personal area and discard it. Only to read another article in a less-known subject and accept it unquestioningly. It feels like it's a variation of bike shedding..
- edanm 11y agoI've heard it referred to as the Gell-Mann effect: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/godandthemachine/2014/03/the-gell-mann-effect/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/godandthemachine/2014/03/the-ge...