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> how strange is it when you learn something new of which you haven't known about your whole life only to several days later see it appear on hn.. is there a na
by GuiA 8y ago
> how strange is it when you learn something new of which you haven't known about your whole life only to several days later see it appear on hn.. is there a name for this sort of thing?
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/baader-meinhof-phenomenon.htm https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human...
- xemoka 8y agoI just looked up the name of this phenomenon about 10 minutes ago for something entirely unrelated... How self-reinforcing!