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This reminds me of that thing where people read the newspaper & say "wow, I can't believe they got $MY_AREA_OF_EXPERTISE so wrong" but then turn the page & take in other stories as if they were gospel truth.

Next time someone tells me a fun fact about another country I shall remember the 'closed pubs' of Ireland on Paddy's Day!




Yeah, I clearly misremembered/mistrusted what my partner (Irish) told me and paid the karma cost :) Oh well.


> "wow, I can't believe they got $MY_AREA_OF_EXPERTISE so wrong"

Gell-Mann amnesia effect


We need a name for the effect wherein people will believe that something exists just because someone gave their unsupported theory a catchy name.


Thanks, that's it — can never remember the name!




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