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likely the Baader-Meinhof effect - multiple parties may have recently read the same article in the feed, or it might just be that coincidences are likely in ind
by sterlind 5y ago
likely the Baader-Meinhof effect - multiple parties may have recently read the same article in the feed, or it might just be that coincidences are likely in independent sets of conversation topics (e.g. the Birthday paradox), or meta-patterns to complex behavior that we're not consciously aware of but show up.
finding patterns in noise and noticing coincidences can be symptoms of psychosis, though. I hope you give meds another try before you hurt yourself..
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- fastly 5y agoI've never taken meds. Your assumption that I have taken them before is wrong. Seeing patterns is just that, a pattern matching process of the brain. It's annoying and creepy, like your response. I don't draw conclusions. It's insulting and counterproductive to make an anonymous diagnosis (or even a suggestion of the possibility of one) to a stranger online. Please don't do that. I am under enough pressure as it is. Your response makes it harder for me, despite your intention. So, kindly discontinue.
- fastly 5y agoWhat a worthless piece of shit this ape species is, especially the smart ones who think they know more than they do. Good riddance. Seattle / Bellevue was full of pompous self important dicks.
- fastly 5y agoHey, question. On one of my twitter accounts where I tweet about my suicidal ideations, when I start a tweet to "@coffee", twitter's autocomplete returns the first suggestion as "Death Wish Coffee". This doesn't happen on my other twitter accounts. Am I noticing a pattern that is possibly indicative of psychosis? Or is twitter's pattern matching algo matching up my "death wish" (discussions of suicidal ideation) with "death wish coffee"? Or, perhaps there is some other explanation?
- jwdunne 5y agoNot gonna lie, this response is a bit tone deaf. If someone’s feeling suicidal, do they really give a shit what the type of coincidence is called? Suggesting psychosis is not appropriate either. Not what someone feeling suicidal wants to hear.