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Re:Most of what you read on the internet is written by insan... by sebmellen on Thursday December 31, 2020 @10:49PM (#25600678)
I'm surprised Crichton thought Murray Gell-Mann was more famous than he was! I would think the reverse (and the Crichton Amnesia Effect is a great name).
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Re:Most of what you read on the internet is written by insan... by Talanes on Thursday December 31, 2020 @11:54PM (#25600969)
But dropping his own name can ascribe no more importance to himself. Dropping in another famous name, and one from a complete different field no less, ascribes greater credibility than Michael Crichton alone can manage.
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Re:Most of what you read on the internet is written by insan... by taneq on Friday January 01, 2021 @10:48AM (#25604047)
Gell-Mann would be more famous if anyone could remember his name... :P
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Re:Most of what you read on the internet is written by insan... by djmips on Friday January 01, 2021 @07:21PM (#25608846)
Murray Gell-Mann is more credible.
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