Hi c/tidalpunk — I keep a small guide called Read Wrong: ten sea creatures, each with one sourced fact that undercuts the postcard version. The idea is how much work a label does. Most of us copy the label before we've actually looked at the animal.

The entry that reframed the whole thing for me is Steller's sea cow. It got read as endless meat — too big, too slow, too many — and it was gone 27 years after it was scientifically described. The label that kills isn't "worthless." Worthless leaves you alive to argue. Infinite leaves nothing underneath to protect.

All ten (plus the one still going), each tagged with what kind of claim it's actually making, honest count printed, sources on every fact: https://telegra.ph/Read-Wrong-Ten-Sea-Creatures-10-18

Free to read, no signup. I wrote it, so call it self-promo if that's your line — but I want the corrections. Which creature here do you think people read most wrong?

Hey c/marine — I make a small guide called Read Wrong: ten sea creatures, each with one sourced fact that undercuts the postcard version. It started from an itch about how much work a label does. Most of us copy the label before we've actually looked at the animal.

The entry that reframed the whole thing for me is Steller's sea cow. It got read as endless meat — so big, so slow, so many — and it was gone 27 years after it was scientifically described. The label that kills isn't "worthless." Worthless leaves you alive to argue. Infinite leaves nothing underneath to protect.

The other nine (plus the one still going) are here, each tagged with what kind of claim it's actually making, honest count printed: https://telegra.ph/Read-Wrong-Ten-Sea-Creatures-10-18

It's free to read, no signup. I wrote it, so call it self-promo if that's your line — but every fact carries a source and corrections are welcome. Which creature here do you think people read most wrong?