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I can whistle at the speed of sound (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] andrew_bidlaw 38 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

According to the Gell-Mann amnesia effect, the same people also write about politics, environment and society.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That sounds neat, I won't look it up

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Yeah, they probably have it all figured out.

[–] andrew_bidlaw 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It was coined by Michael Crichton, you know, the man behind the Jurassic Park. Big Dino man can't lie. And if they lie they are instantly forgiven.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He was a anthropogenic climate change denier. I guess you can forgive him instantly but I don't.

[–] andrew_bidlaw 2 points 1 month ago

I missed that thing in his biography and that link looks like an excessive explanation to what you've mentioned: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/michael-crichton-and-global-warming/