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你在网上读到的大部分内容，都是疯子写的（2018）
Most of what you read on the internet is written by insane people (2018)
导读
这篇 2018 年的文章提出：网上大多数内容出自少数痴迷、偏执的“非常人”之手，因此网络呈现的世界是失真的样本。对写作者来说，它既是提醒（你写的东西代表的是极少数人的视角），也是自省（读者凭什么相信你）。值得一读，因为它把“谁在写”这个问题摆到了台面上。
可以直接用的写作要点
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写作前先想清楚：你在某个话题上的投入程度远超普通人，你的经验是特例，而不是普遍情况，因此要主动交代语境和前提。
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网上的“专家意见”常常来自极小比例的活跃用户，引用或反驳之前先问一句：这个声音代表多少人的真实经验？
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写建议类内容时，多为新手留出“够用就好”的空间，别把最优配置当成入门门槛。
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想让文字有价值，就必须接受自己属于那群“痴迷者”；但要诚实地告诉读者，你站在哪个极端。
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看到别人写得笃定，不代表他说得正确；对自己写下的断言也用同样的标准检查。
HN 评论精选
在自己熟悉的领域能看出网络内容错得离谱，推及不熟悉的领域，就该默认保持怀疑。
过去一年我慢慢意识到这一点。变化来自我所在的公司知名度足够高，HN 和 Reddit 上有人讨论它。看到从没在公司工作过的人把完全错误的事情当作事实写出来，既好笑又可怕。这种情况下我能轻易认出他们错了，但换成我不熟悉的领域或公司呢？我没法识别错误，默认就基本接受了。可悲的是，即使对方听起来很懂行，你几乎也得对读到的一切保持怀疑。
bretthopper查看英文原文
Over the past year I've slowly started to realize this as well. What changed? Working for a company that is publicly known enough for people on HN (and Reddit) to comment about it. It has been hilarious and scary to read comments from people who don't work at the company say completely inaccurate things like they are facts. In this case, it's easy for me to recognize they are wrong. But what about other topics (or companies) I don't know much about? I have no easy way of recognizing inaccuracies so I default to mostly accepting them. Sadly, you need to be skeptical of almost everything you read even when the person sounds like they know the subject matter.
网上的“专业建议”常把最优解当成门槛，写作时应给普通读者留下可操作的余地。
现实世界通常比互联网让你以为的更有弹性、更可变通、更可行。如果信了网上的说法，你会以为任何事（金属加工、山地车、计算机、无人机等爱好）都只能用最好的部件、最完美的配置。现实是你可以用很多方式凑合：买不起最好的装备，用便宜的照样能玩得很开心。乐趣有一半就在于自己去摸索网上那些“专业经验”。买不起 Bridgeport 铣床？买台便宜的，绕开极端情况。买不起全避震山地车？买辆硬尾照样玩得痛快。总有人急着补充各种例外情况，但新手根本不在乎自己的硬尾车做不了 8 英尺落差——前面有好几个小时的乐趣，没有一项需要跳 8 英尺。刚入坑的机械爱好者也不介意铣不了钛合金，他们只是为能开始而兴奋。
ehnto查看英文原文
The real world is usually more dynamic, maleable and workable than the internet has you believe too. If you believed the internet, you would believe you can only ever use the best parts in the perfect configuration for almost everything. Be it metalwork, mountain biking, computing, drones or any other hobby regularly discussed online. The reality is you can make do with in so many different ways that if you can't afford the best you can still have oodles of fun on cheaper equipment. Half the fun is learning all this "expertise" the internet has on your own. Can't afford a Bridgeport mill? Buy something cheaper and work around the edge cases. Can't afford a full suspension bike? Get a hardtail and have tonnes of fun. Someone is always quick to add in the caveats, but guess what, a new rider doesn't give a shit that he can't send 8ft drops on his hard tail. There are hours of fun on the bike ahead, none of it sending 8ft drops. The new hobby machinist isn't bothered that they can't mill titanium, they are just stoked to be getting started.
“只有少数人写作”并非互联网特有，任何媒介的创作者都是少数；所谓“非常人”只是统计上的少数。
作者说“insane”指的是“不同”，但一个人在网上发帖真的那么独特吗，还是我们在没有规律的地方看出了规律？书也是“非常人”写的，普通人不会写书。攀岩者也是“非常人”，极少人攀岩，那为什么要听那 0.2% 的人讲安全建议？从统计上看，他们不是正常人。普通人不会做任何一件具体的事。其实每个人都为互联网贡献过内容，每个人都写过东西，每个人都锻炼过。以前也有人说 Reddit 只有 2-3% 的用户贡献内容，好像这是坏事或奇事，但这个比例远高于书、电视、广播等任何传统媒体。
notjtrig查看英文原文
The author notes by the use of insane he means different, but is it really that unique for a person to post online or are we just seeing a pattern where there is none. Books are written by insane people, on average person does not write a book. Rock climbers are insane people, very few people rock climb so why listen to safety tips the 0.2% of the population who do. They are not normal people from a statical standpoint. On average a person does not do any one spicific thing. Everyone online has contributed to the internet, everyone has written something and everyone has excersised. I've seen this brought up before that only 2-3% of redditors contribute, like it's a bad thing or a unique thing. That number it's way higher than books, tv, radio any form of convenientional media.
在窄领域建立判断力后，会发现自己曾经轻信了大量错误内容，因此要主动筛选信息源。
这些年在两三个很窄的领域积累了一点能力后，我意识到大多数人在网上谈这些话题时错得有多离谱。几年前意识到这点后，我慢慢把浏览范围缩小到像这里这样质量更高的站点。我一直想知道，年轻时 compulsively 上网乱读，让我对世界积累了多少完全错误的信念。
ibn-python查看英文原文
I’ve realized after building a small amount of competency in 2-3 narrow fields over the years how wrong most people are about those same topics online. Since becoming aware of this several years ago I’ve slowly limited my surfing to higher quality sites such as this one. I’ve always wondered how many completely incorrect beliefs I have about the world due to the compulsive surfing/reading of my younger years.
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