It's usually also false, just a way to pretend one's smarter than others, a way of affecting "savvy"—as @jayrosen_nyu puts it. If you dig into to the "this isn't surprising" crowd you often find weak analytic ability and no prescient work that shows they really weren't surprised.https://twitter.com/lorenzofb/status/1033047965101903872 …
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It happens everytime there is detailed reporting on something people closest to the story kinda knew, but the story gives us framework, facts, details—some new ones, some from pulling it all together. The "savvy" crowd jumps up to say "I knew this".pic.twitter.com/xBkkAw1ntF
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Every time someone does that to me, my mind replaces what they're saying with "oh yea, I liked Mumford and Sons before they were popular." It clarifies a lot.
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