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I run a website that shows random images. I ALWAYS get emails asking why I have showed an image that relates to what they person was just talking about. But t
by HalfwayToDice 10y ago
I run a website that shows random images.
I ALWAYS get emails asking why I have showed an image that relates to what they person was just talking about.
But the images are random! It's the well understood concept of confirmation bias.
It's just depressing to see here, because I thought the readers of hackernews were more sophisticated than random sampling of the general population.
- HalfwayToDice 10y agoWait... I just confirmation biased myself by only concentrating on the replies which believed that Facebook listens via your microphone, and ignoring those that disagreed.