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Jeff Cliff's avatar

I find that the more sources of information I have, the better I'm able to critically examine the ones I have. When I get two radically different sources saying different things about the same topic it seems at least easier to be critical of both of them.

But I'm just one guy. Has anyone ever actually looked at whether this actually helps or not, statistically on the aggregate?

(or is this contained in "The Age of Missing Information"? Has it ever been replicated? Especially post-twitter?)

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This is douchiest, most arrogant article I have read in a long time. I am now stupider for having read it (a sample of 1, just like Daniel Reeves "experiment" with his dad).

So where does that leave this blog post on your high-brow literature vs. low-brow news spectrum?

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