Re:Ask HN: How come HN folks are so well-versed in social sc...
by ginnungagap on Sunday March 27, 2022 @09:25AM
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Definitely this, everyone sounds like an expert to me in the programming/engineering/humanities threads until I see a one about mathematics (I am a mathematician) and I remember that it is just my ignorance of the other topics preventing me from being able to tell whether people actually know what they are talking about!
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Re:Ask HN: How come HN folks are so well-versed in social sc...
by Jensson on Sunday March 27, 2022 @04:15PM
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This isn't a site for mathematicians though. HN is extremely naive about math, not about programming, I am experienced enough in both fields to tell the difference.
Re:Ask HN: How come HN folks are so well-versed in social sc...
by matsemann on Sunday March 27, 2022 @09:35AM
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Gell-Mann amnesia effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton#GellMannAmnes...
Re:Ask HN: How come HN folks are so well-versed in social sc...
by ginnungagap on Sunday March 27, 2022 @10:11AM
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I wasn't aware this is a named phenomenon, thanks!