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Does anybody know what's the name of psychological bias that makes me read these really grayed out comments? I mean, it's clearly marked us unlikely to be anyth
by comboy 8y ago
Does anybody know what's the name of psychological bias that makes me read these really grayed out comments? I mean, it's clearly marked us unlikely to be anything good. And yet I make the effort instead of choosing some "normal" one.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoCuriosity? I tend to read grayed out comments too. Maybe they're making a controversial but otherwise good point. I'll upvote / vouch those. Or maybe they're just crap. I'll flag or further downvote those.
- icebraining 8y agoSame here. I read [dead] comments too.
- xkcd-sucks 8y agoSkepticism?
- d0lph 8y agoThe Streisand effect The Streisand effect is the phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated by the Internet. It is an example of psychological reactance, wherein once people are aware that some information is being kept from them, their motivation to access and spread it is increased. [1] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect