#information #epistemology #knowledge # Edited 2021-11-15 - 13:35 # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought # How connected are you to the news [[The news is a massive programming engine]], I consider it very harmful, but someones might have a different opinion, does not matter, the thought experiment today is about **estimating how connected you are to the news**. When a new popular thing happen, how many days does it take to reach you? Example: Facebook changing its name to Meta, I only heard about it a few days after, while talking with some friends. ![[Drawing 2021-11-15 13.38.40.excalidraw.svg]] Bob does not consume the news, but he finally get reached by it through Lee. Important news, [[Philosophy/Rationality/Models/Lindy Effect|Lindy-proof]] news goes further in the graph, it should reach you someday #work-in-progress