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id: 2026-02-27T19:00:57-05:00
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aliases: []
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title: "2026-02-27 19:00:57"
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tags:
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- authorship/original
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- destiny/permanent
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- status/draft
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- type/timestamped
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dg-publish: true
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date-created: 2026-02-27T19:00:57-05:00
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daily: "[[2026-02-27]]"
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weekly: "[[2026-W09]]"
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monthly: "[[2026-02]]"
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quarterly: "[[2026-Q1]]"
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yearly: "[[2026]]"
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---
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# 2026-02-27 19:00:57
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## Attribution
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> [!info]
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> This is a more objective explanation of my opinion on attribution
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> see the previous note [[2026-02-27_17-48-43]]
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> for a less formal discussion.
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>[!quote] [[README#Attribution]]
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> ## Attribution
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> Please do not credit my work
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> unless you are obligated to by formal standards.
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I'll concede that I hold this preference
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in large part _because_ it's unpopular,
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but let it not be said that I don't have reasons.
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The academic value of written work is,
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with very few exceptions,[^1]
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independent of its author.
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[^1]: Testimony of firsthand witnesses to events,
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though biases and the deterioration of memory
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make it not so much better than baseless speculation
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when compared to video evidence.
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This point is not controversial,
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it is understood that Warren Buffet's analysis of the stock market can be flawed
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even though he is a very successful trader.
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If despite this you
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I am lead to two conclusions:
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1. you believe the author's person is relevant (you are foolish)
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2. you believe _I_ believe the author's person is relevant (you believe I am foolish)
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But I rarely believe either of these in earnest
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because the fallibility of experts is almost universally understood.
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I'm not educated, but I've known many subject matter experts;
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electricians that have been so
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for over half as long as the profession has existed in earnest.
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I have known them to be as fallible
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but I know you've been in my shoes
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and experienced the same in your own profession,
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so we can share this secret and recognize
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that no expert's word can be trusted
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on the merit of their "experience".
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> [!quote] John Dewey, _Experience and Education_ (1938)
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> Experience is inevitable, learning is not.[^2]
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Damn it.
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[^2]: Dewey never says this in _Experience and Education_,
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or really anything so quotable.
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It's a popular paraphrasing of ideas expressed throughout the book,
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however from a cursory reading it doesn't seem to be one
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Dewey would agree was especially relevant.
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This being the case, I'm lead to a secret third option:
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3. You believe the idea is relevant,
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but want to deny responsibility for its application.
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Lorem ipsum set amet...
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I consider it a glowing endorsement
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when my ideas are thought good enough by others to claim as their own,
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and I'm tempted to say that those frustrated by the same
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need an ego adjustment.
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