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I'm experiencing a weird Baader Meinhof Phenomenon variant right now...I just started reading 2666, which concerns itself with (among other things) a mysterious

by defen 6y ago

I'm experiencing a weird Baader Meinhof Phenomenon variant right now...I just started reading 2666, which concerns itself with (among other things) a mysterious German novelist in Mexico. Very odd to see this story here right now.

emmelaich 6y ago
Me too -- I just watched the Treasure of Sierra Madre. Not only did John Huston direct, his father acted in it. One of the best characters.
loloquwowndueo 6y ago
Hello fellow Archimboldian! I’m slowly making my way through 2666. The very dense, entirely descriptive prose is quite demanding but the story is quite interesting and meanders nicely. Definitely feels like drinking a large cup of very dense chocolate - delicious but must be done in small sips.
rpmuller 6y ago
Another 2666 fan here. My copy of Treasure of Sierra Madre cites Traven as an inspiration for Archimboldi.
windowojji 6y ago
Here's some more Baader Meinhof from me: Omnibus did an episode on B Traven[0], but also did episodes on Baader Meinhof[1][2]! [0] https://www.omnibusproject.com/317 https://www.omnibusproject.com/317 [1] https://www.omnibusproject.com/310 https://www.omnibusproject.com/310 [2] https://www.omnibusproject.com/311 https://www.omnibusproject.com/311
Voline 6y ago
Me too! I was just reading this article from this week’s issue of The Nation. https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/b-traven-sierra-madre-review/ https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/b-traven-sierra-ma...
apples_oranges 6y ago
offtopic: The word Baader Meinhof needs to be retried. Besides reminding us of terrorists and being pseudo-intellectual, it wastes time and attention (and co2) by having to google its meaning. The better terms, "Frequency illusion" or "selective attention bias", however are quite self explanatory.
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- StrictDabbler 6y ago
  I did a research paper on Baader Meinhof long before the phenomenon came to my attention. It was two years after that paper before I came across any other mentions of them. The very next time anybody mentioned them to me it was in the frequency context and I'd had exactly the opposite experience of the "phenomenon." No frequency illusion at all. I have no idea why we'd name a phenomenon after a thing that made some guy have a certain feeling this one time. It's a moronic name.

by defen 6y ago

emmelaich 6y ago

Me too -- I just watched the Treasure of Sierra Madre. Not only did John Huston direct, his father acted in it. One of the best characters.

loloquwowndueo 6y ago

Hello fellow Archimboldian! I’m slowly making my way through 2666. The very dense, entirely descriptive prose is quite demanding but the story is quite interesting and meanders nicely. Definitely feels like drinking a large cup of very dense chocolate - delicious but must be done in small sips.

rpmuller 6y ago

Another 2666 fan here. My copy of Treasure of Sierra Madre cites Traven as an inspiration for Archimboldi.

windowojji 6y ago

Here's some more Baader Meinhof from me: Omnibus did an episode on B Traven[0], but also did episodes on Baader Meinhof[1][2]! [0] https://www.omnibusproject.com/317 https://www.omnibusproject.com/317 [1] https://www.omnibusproject.com/310 https://www.omnibusproject.com/310 [2] https://www.omnibusproject.com/311 https://www.omnibusproject.com/311

Voline 6y ago

Me too! I was just reading this article from this week’s issue of The Nation. https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/b-traven-sierra-madre-review/ https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/b-traven-sierra-ma...

apples_oranges 6y ago

offtopic: The word Baader Meinhof needs to be retried. Besides reminding us of terrorists and being pseudo-intellectual, it wastes time and attention (and co2) by having to google its meaning. The better terms, "Frequency illusion" or "selective attention bias", however are quite self explanatory.

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StrictDabbler 6y ago
I did a research paper on Baader Meinhof long before the phenomenon came to my attention. It was two years after that paper before I came across any other mentions of them. The very next time anybody mentioned them to me it was in the frequency context and I'd had exactly the opposite experience of the "phenomenon." No frequency illusion at all. I have no idea why we'd name a phenomenon after a thing that made some guy have a certain feeling this one time. It's a moronic name.