Gell-Mann amnesia effect
If we’re bound to have computers that never forget, why bother having brains that remember?
Joshua Foer • Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
We should approach the news and media with a healthy dose of skepticism and avoid painting those who disagree with us with a broad brush.
Mark Manson • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Mark Manson Collection Book 1)
Gell-Mann Amnesia: if someone is wrong about things we know a lot about, we rarely assume that their views on topics we don’t know about are just as wrong.
... See moreBriefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In Murray’s case, physics. In mine, show business. You read the art