In a 20 year study of political experts, Philip Tetlock found their predictions were no better than flipping a coin. He also found that pundits who specialized in a particular field tended to perform WORSE than people who had a broader range of general knowledge.
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https://www.patreon.com/randydeactivist"If excessive smoking actually plays a role in the production of lung cancer, it seems to be a minor one.” – W.C. Heuper, National Cancer Institute, 1954
“Television won’t last because people will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night.” – Darryl Zanuck, movie producer, 20th Century Fox, 1946
“X-rays will prove to be a hoax.” – Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal Society, 1883
“Y2K is a crisis without precedent in human history.” - Edmund X. DeJesus, editor of BYTE magazine.
Need I go on?
So how does this information apply to us today?
Perhaps it's better to listen to 'experts' with a proven track record, rather than the pundits the mainstream media shove down our throats.
That's right, I'm your expert now.
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