If I wrote this post again, I would probably include brief discussion somewhere of hedge drift, and perhaps memetic downside risk. I think one downside of this database is that it could induce those things.
Quoting from the first link, hedge drift refers to cases where:
The originator of [a] claim adds a number of caveats and hedges to their claim [e.g., âsomewhatâ, qualifications of where the claim doesnât hold], which makes it more defensible, but less striking and sometimes also less interesting. When others refer to the same claim, the caveats and hedges gradually disappear, however.
Relatedly and somewhat unfortunately, this database draws more attention to the numbers people gave than to the precise phrasing of their statements and (especially) the context surrounding those statements.
If I wrote this post again, I would probably include brief discussion somewhere of hedge drift, and perhaps memetic downside risk. I think one downside of this database is that it could induce those things.
Quoting from the first link, hedge drift refers to cases where:
Relatedly and somewhat unfortunately, this database draws more attention to the numbers people gave than to the precise phrasing of their statements and (especially) the context surrounding those statements.