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@sl007
> WARUM versteht das denn niemand ???

Arbeitshypothese:
"Ein Teil dieser Antworten würde die Bevölkerung verunsichern" - die deutsche Politik & Medienlandschaft hat auch nach über 10 Jahren Hybridem Krieg keinen blassen Schimmer was passiert, wer agiert, welche Ziele die Angreifer haben und was wir dagegen tun können. Stattdessen suchen sie den Schlüssel unter der Laterne und machen Wehrpflicht- und Aufrüstungsdinge, weil hat ja im Kalten Krieg auch geholfen.
#HybridWar #CargoCult

The so-called #audiophile community is famous for the amount of #woo that passes for knowledge or expertise.

When you look at the DIY audio community - building things up from #electronic components or modules - you add in the cargo-cult processes used by people with no basic electronics knowledge building these things, and the false-but-confident beliefs of those with some knowledge but more assurance of their own intelligence 🙄 - and you get some real doozies in discussion threads [1] on audio/electronics fora.

I just came across one that will stick with me:

A: I saw some people are doing <X> to increase the bass from this little amp. Should I do it?

B (actually knowledgeable): Depends on the design. If it's lacking <Y>, it can help the subjective bass response of the amp.

C (overly confident): BS! OBJECTIVELY (!) you get more and better boom.
Boom-boom, you know? Your guts will tell you the objective truth.

... that is LITERALLY the definition of "subjective". 🤣

[1] A.K.A. arguments on the instalment plan.

#literally #argument #discussion #thread #forum #fora #electronics #audio #hobby #DIY #DunningKrueger #knowledge #experience #objective #subjective #CargoCult