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		jameshart on Aug 26, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A study of research on the psychology of expertise... But often that human provides no expertise whatsoever.

Nevermark on Aug 28, 2023 [–]

Which, ironically and tragically, makes the characteristics of the particular human the most impactful variation in the information chain.

A bit like how the quality of a science journalist has more impact on the quality of reported science than the quality of the science.

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