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The older I get, the truer this becomes (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 10 months ago by db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[-] demlet@lemmy.world 34 points 10 months ago

Also, realizing that I actually don't really have any idea what I'm talking about...

[-] BigNote@lemm.ee 29 points 10 months ago

Conversely, if you actually are an expert on a specific subject, reading any comment thread about it is very disheartening and will leave you wondering how much bullshit you've accidentally ingested and taken at face value from other threads about which you are less knowledgeable.

[-] Floey@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

This phenomenon was coined Gell-Mann Amnesia. Sometimes people will ingest content uncritically even when the source has been wrong in the past on subjects the people are knowledgeable about.