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> Weird coincidence... Nothing weird at all. After I learned horse riding (focus: dressage) I started seeing horse-related stuff everywhere - horse carrying tr

> Weird coincidence... Nothing weird at all. After I learned horse riding (focus: dressage) I started seeing horse-related stuff everywhere - horse carrying trailers on roads, shops, etc. The "secret" is not some deep universe related mystery but your perception. Those horse-related things were there all along - I just never paid attention, my mind filtered it without any of it ever reaching my consciousness. Your mind filters out lots and lots of headlines when you scroll through the news or HN, your brain reacts when something is relevant. That there has to be something relevant even if it's niche once in a while is not exactly shocking when HN goes through several dozens of headlines every single day. The site shows you so many diverse topics, it would be strange if you never have this experience.

dna_polymerase 6y ago
It's also called frequency illusion or Baader–Meinhof phenomenon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion
- WickyNilliams 6y ago
  Once you learn about the Baader-Meinhoff Phenomenon you start noticing examples of it everywhere
  - runamok 6y ago
    Meta :-)
mrlala 6y ago
Oh god, the 'secret'.. You are making me think when my mom was obsessed with it, and she started to actively think of toasters (for whatever reason). There was an old school screensaver on probably a windows 2000ish computer that had the flying toasters she never noticed. She was CONVINCED the universe changed on her and made that screensaver out of thin air, instead of the simple notion that she was now consciously trying to make herself aware of toasters, which is why she never really noticed it before. Sigh.
- blankfrank 6y ago
  Perhaps Amiga’s flying toaster? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Toaster https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Toaster
powersnail 6y ago
When I read a new word somewhere, and think to myself, "that's a weird word; surely nobody uses it real life", soon I'll see someone using that word on a random forum.

dna_polymerase 6y ago

It's also called frequency illusion or Baader–Meinhof phenomenon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion

WickyNilliams 6y ago
Once you learn about the Baader-Meinhoff Phenomenon you start noticing examples of it everywhere
- runamok 6y ago
  Meta :-)

mrlala 6y ago

Oh god, the 'secret'.. You are making me think when my mom was obsessed with it, and she started to actively think of toasters (for whatever reason). There was an old school screensaver on probably a windows 2000ish computer that had the flying toasters she never noticed. She was CONVINCED the universe changed on her and made that screensaver out of thin air, instead of the simple notion that she was now consciously trying to make herself aware of toasters, which is why she never really noticed it before. Sigh.

blankfrank 6y ago
Perhaps Amiga’s flying toaster? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Toaster https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Toaster

powersnail 6y ago

When I read a new word somewhere, and think to myself, "that's a weird word; surely nobody uses it real life", soon I'll see someone using that word on a random forum.