- There is person A who pretends to have X when he really doesn’t.
- Person B, who does not have X, cannot identify whether A really has X or not
For example.
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Some people don’t know much about cryptocurrencies but pretend they do.
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Some people pretend to be rich when they don’t have money.
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Some people pretend to be smart when they are not.
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Some people pretend to be popular when they are not.
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Socially harmful because when people who don’t understand X want to understand X, they are confused if they listen to “people who don’t understand X but pretend they do”
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In some cases, you may not even realize that you don’t really have X.
- Mr. A says something random, “X is YYYY,” and the serious Mr. B takes it seriously and believes it, saying, “I see, X is YYY, and Mr. A, who knows a lot about it, told me so, so he must be right.
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I think we should adhere to the principle of “Knowledge must be validated by practice” when it comes to knowledge.
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