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 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's a good habit. I wish most people had that mindset, usually they just hit send and launch their nonsensical tirade. It's a good way to get your thoughts out of your head without actually putting them online. I use to do it all the time in r/news even though I was shadowbanned because I refused to link an email to my account. It is kind of cathartic.

[–] demlet@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly I think Reddit helped me recognize my own ignorance about most things. Well, more specifically, other people on Reddit who found various ways of pointing out that I didn't really know what I was talking about... I'm much less likely to post a comment than I used to be.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Reddit was great for that, I loved that aspect. I actually really enjoy when I have what I think is the most accurate opinion and then someone just comes around and is a niche Subject Matter Expert and slamdunks on me. It causes me to go down a rabbit hole and learn a lot of new stuff.

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemm.ee -5 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I can see you've really cut down on babbling a bunch of bullshit every chance you get. 🙄

[–] MrJukes@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

Fake it til you make it