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This makes me ponder: The human brain is wired to be interested in novel, relatively unusual things. So, almost by definition, this implies humans are wired to
by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
This makes me ponder: The human brain is wired to be interested in novel, relatively unusual things. So, almost by definition, this implies humans are wired to be relatively disinterested in truth. :/
- Swizec 7y agoWe love surprising truth. We yawn at everyday life.
- BurningFrog 7y agoWe're interested in new truths. Old ones we already know.
- cortesoft 7y agoThis has a common term in the news industry: Man Bites Dog Since 'newsworthy' is synonymous with 'unusual', we end up thinking rare things are actually common, since we only cover rare things in the news. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_bites_dog_(journalism) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_bites_dog_(journalism)