[tomswartz07]

>I sent him a link to Mouser, a catalog where you can buy a 0.006 x 0.003 inch coupler. Turns out that’s the exact coupler in all the images in the story.

I did a super quick search, and sure enough, yep- the images in the article are most likely a $0.38/each 0603 coupler.

https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/TDK/HHM2510B1?qs=sGAEpi...

I'd imagine it's mostly for illustrative purposes, but Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect in full force here.

[nerdponx]

Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect

I'd argue that all this backlash is justification for why we don't typically have to worry about the Gell-Mann amnesia effect. When something is egregiously wrong in the news, people talk about it, and we learn. As long as you're reading about something that will critical and knowledgeable people also reading it, then you should feel comfortable knowing that no backlash means it's probably fine.